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Budget 2014 and Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts: a summary. Includes overview along with analysis of forecasts and changes to pensions and savings, the welfare cap and the treatment of disputed tax.
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(Click to Enlarge) The Chancellor announced changes to ISAs in his 2014 Budget to allow people to put up to £15,000 a year in them (in any mix of cash and stocks and shares).
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Construction Industry Training Board Levy is paid by eligation construction firms. Money raised is used to pay for training and skill development.
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The Special Representative of UN Secretary-General on Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Martin Kohler – who is also the head of the UN mission, MONUSCO – has claimed that there is a “new momentum” behind efforts to stabilise the country. This note briefly surveys the DRC's current trajectory.
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This Note brings together documents relevant to the proposed “posting of workers enforcement directive” and its scrutiny in the UK and EU. It is not an attempt to define policy in this area. For information on policy developments contact Jacqueline Parker on extn 4317
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This is a report on the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill [HL] (the Bill). It complements Research Paper 14/11 prepared for the Commons Second Reading.
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The Lord Chancellor, Jack Straw, issued the first ministerial veto in relation to a FoI request on 23 February 2009 for the contents of the legal advice on military action against Iraq. Two subsequent vetoes were issued protecting communications on devolution issues and a fourth on. A fourth veto was issued on 8 May 2012 blocking the release of the NHS Transitional Risk Register and a fifth in July 2012 blocking extracts from Cabinet minutes on the military action against Iraq in 2003. The most recent, the sixth, was on 16 October 2012, relating to the release of correspondence from Prince Charles to Government departments. This Standard Note traces the history of the veto within FoI legislation and summarises comparative examples abroad.
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This note provides information on the implementation of the HGV road user levy, to be introduced in the UK from 1 April 2014.
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This note reviews the proposals for introducing a public reading stage for bills; outlines the pilots that have been conducted; and reports on the evaluations of those pilots.
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This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics
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2014 is a pivotal year for Afghanistan, with a crucial presidential election in April and the end of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) combat mission in December. Security overall is deteriorating in Afghanistan and although the Afghan National Security Forces are taking the lead, questions remain about their effectiveness and the government’s dependence on international help to pay for them. It is unclear whether there will be any Western military presence after 2014. Negotiations with the Taliban do not seem to offer much hope.
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This afternoon MPs will debate the Football Creditors Rule. The rule requires that an insolvent football club’s new owners must repay the money owed to key ‘football creditors’ (players, managers and other clubs), irrespective of the position of any other creditors. Some within football claim the rule is good for competition, but HM Revenue &
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Covers debates on the Pensions Bill in the House of Lords
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This Research Paper series summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries.
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In 2014 Russian-backed forces took over the Crimean autonomous assembly, which subsequently declared independence from Ukraine.
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