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Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy achieved a stunning victory in recent by-elections, leading some to argue that Burma's democratic transition is no sham after all. This note briefly surveys the debate about what has been achieved so far, what remains to be done and whether the time has come to scrap Western sanctions.
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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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This Note looks briefly at views on the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union in the other EU Member States, the US, China and Russia.
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This paper sets out the main changes to direct tax rates and allowances announced in the Budget on 21 March 2012.
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The purpose of this note is to provide more detailed information about the background to this Bill.
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This note describes the 'fiscal compact' agreed by 25 EU Member States in March 2012 and associated economic issues.
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The Government published the final version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPFF) on 27 March 2012. It replaced almost all planning guidance immediately, although planning authorities have twelve months in which to get their plans adopted.
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Statistics on the numbers benefiting in each region from the increase in the personal allowance
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This note provides a brief outline of the timetable for withdrawal of NATO combat forces from Afghanistan by 2014.
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The Public Bodies Act 2011 received royal assent on 14 December 2011. The Act provides for orders to be brought forward to abolish, merge, modify the constitutional arrangements of; modify the funding arrangements of; and modify or transfer the functions of public bodies.
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This note contains key statistics on council tax levels in 2012/13 and a limited amount of analysis is provided. The average council tax for a band D household in 2012/13 is: £1,444 in England; £1,188 in Wales; and £1,149 in Scotland.
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The purpose of this note is to provide an overview of the background too, and the main features of, the revised OFT guidance.
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This note explains the circumstances in which businesses run from home require planning consent
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This paper looks at the background to the TSCG, the reasons for the UK’s non-participation and some of the issues it raises, such as its effectiveness, its relationship with the EU Treaties and EU law, the use of the EU institutions in a non-EU treaty, and whether it could give rise to a ‘two-speed’ Europe and further UK isolation in the EU.
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This note provides a summary of the key amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill made during the House of Lords Committee and Report stages.
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