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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[New investment boost for Manchester industry]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK publishes review of the covered bond market]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government and the FSA published today a joint review of the UK’s covered bond regulation.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government introduces legislative measure on overseas pensions to tackle tax avoidance]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_40_11.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[HM Treasury appoints new head of the Government Finance Profession]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[HM Treasury has appointed Richard Douglas as Head of the Government Finance Profession. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK official holdings of international reserves, March 2011]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[UK official holdings of international reserves, March 2010]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Manor of Northstead]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[2011 Budget statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon George Osborne MP]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[2011 Budget statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon George Osborne MP]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[2011 Budget press notices]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[2011 Budget  documents]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[On this page you can download the 2011 Budget document; either in a complete PDF or individual chapters. Supplementary documents are also available for download below. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government accepts Pay Review Body recommendations]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government has accepted the recommendations of Pay Review Bodies for public sector pay awards for 2011-12.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Launch of the OECD Economic Survey of the UK: Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rt Hon George Osborne MP]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_31_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Launch of the OECD Economic Survey of the UK: Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rt Hon George Osborne MP]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces &pound;50m of superfast broadband funding]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_29_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, today announced the opening of bidding for &pound;50 million of funding for superfast broadband roll-out in the UK.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government launches consultation on Fair Deal policy]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_28_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today launched a public consultation on the Fair Deal policy.  Fair Deal is a non-statutory policy applying to pension provision for public sector staff when they are compulsorily transferred to a non-public sector employer.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK Official holdings of international reserves, February 2011]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[UK Official holdings of international reserves, February 2011]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces further details about changes to pensions tax relief]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban, announced today how the facility for meeting high annual allowance (AA) charges from pension benefits will work in practice, including that the tax should be paid at the point the charge arises.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Public expenditure outturn update]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This release presents updated estimates of key public spending outturn series against two frameworks. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chief Secretary hails success of Burnley manufacturers]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Danny Alexander today visited two Burnley manufacturing companies to highlight the importance of the manufacturing industry in returning balance to the UK economy.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces appointment of external members to the Interim Financial Policy Committee]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government and the Bank of England today announced that Alastair Clark, Michael Cohrs, Donald Kohn and Sir Richard Lambert have been appointed to the interim Financial Policy Committee (FPC) as external members.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Funding of &pound;27 million secures Face-to-Face Debt Advice Programme]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_20_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The future of the face-to-face debt advice programme has been secured today with &pound;27 million of funding for the next year, the Government announced today.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Funding could help South West business create up to 10,000 extra apprenticeships a year by 2015, says Chief Secretary]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_19_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South West could see 10,000 additional apprenticeship places a year by 2015 if employers make the most of extra government funding for training, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander said today.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces &pound;10 million to extend superfast broadband across North Wales]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_18_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, today announced that &pound;10 million of funding will be allocated to support the early phases of superfast broadband in Wales.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Three Hundreds of Chiltern]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this day appointed Eric Evelyn Illsley to be Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Bank levy rates to be increased raising &pound;800m more in 2011]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_14_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor has announced today an increase in the rate of the bank levy to be charged in 2011. This change will increase the revenue from the levy in 2011 by &pound;800m to &pound;2.5 billion.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[First on-line Budget ideas portal launched today by the Chancellor]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_13_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[During a visit to a high-tech manufacturing firm in Cheltenham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, launched the Government’s new online Budget portal. The portal allows anyone to send their ideas for the Budget...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK official holdings of international reserves, January 2011 ]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_12_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[This monthly press notice shows details of movements in January in the UK’s official holdings of international reserves, which consist of gold, foreign currency assets and International Monetary Fund assets.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces CEO-designate of new Consumer Protection and Markets Authority]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_11_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government today announced that Martin Wheatley will become chief executive designate of the Consumer Protection and Markets Authority (CPMA). He will be formally appointed to the post of chief executive once the new body has been established...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces 8,000 more West Midlands jobs could be created by high speed rail line]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_09_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[30,000 jobs could be created if the construction of a new high speed rail line from London to Birmingham goes ahead, Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, said today.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government publishes Independent Commission on Equitable Life Payments’ Report]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces package of measures to enhance consumer protection in the mortgage market]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_06_11.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Manor of Northstead]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Details of Avoidance Study Group set out]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_04_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Graham Aaronson QC, today notified the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke, of the experts who will work on his study into a General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR), and the areas they will cover...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Urgent question on bonuses: answer by the Chancellor of the Exchequer]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on bonuses]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK official holdings of international reserves, December 2010]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_02_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[UK Official holdings of international reserves, December 2010]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government introduces bank levy]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government today introduced a permanent levy on banks’ balance sheets as it believes that banks should make a full and fair contribution in respect of the potential risks they pose on the wider economy. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Three billion a year could be saved from costs of infrastructure says report]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government launches consultation on Consumer Credit Regulation]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government issues a call for evidence on allowing early access to pension savings]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_73_10.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces tax avoidance clampdown ]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_68_10.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[HM Treasury senior staffing]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Helen Bailey, Director of Public Services, will be leaving HM Treasury with effect from 28 February 2011 to pursue other opportunities. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK official holdings of international reserves, November 2010]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[UK Official holdings of international reserves, November 2010]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Top 15 banks sign Code of Practice]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government today announced that the top fifteen banks operating in the UK have adopted the Code of Practice on Taxation...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government launches growth review]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[ UK official holdings of international reserves, October 2010 ]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_58_10.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government launches National Infrastructure Plan]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister today announced the publication of the UK’s first ever infrastructure plan.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK Government publishes draft legislation on the Bank Levy]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Spending Review documents]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[On this page you can download the Spending Review 2010 document; either in a complete PDF or individual chapters. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Spending Review press notices]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Complete set of press notices and regional press notices ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces payment to Equitable Life policyholders]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Spending Review statement]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/spend_sr2010_speech.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Public expenditure outturn update: October 2010]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_53_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[This release presents updated estimates of key public spending outturn series against two frameworks.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Financial Secretary to the Treasury announces changes to restricting pensions tax relief]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_52_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, announced today that the annual allowance for tax-privileged pension saving will be reduced from &pound;255,000 to &pound;50,000, and the lifetime allowance will be reduced from &pound;1.8 million to &pound;1.5 million. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces Professor Stephen Nickell and Graham Parker as his preferred candidates for members of the Budget Responsibility Committee ]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_51_10.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chief Secretary sets out roadmap for rural fuel duty rebate]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_50_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, today announced the Government’s intention to introduce a pilot scheme that will deliver a maximum of 5 pence per litre duty discount on petrol and diesel...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces reforms to the welfare system]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_48_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor announced today two significant reforms to the welfare system]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Lord Sassoon launches consultation on insolvency arrangements for investment firms]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_45_10.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government implements saving ideas submitted through the Spending Challenge]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_44_10.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK official holdings of international reserves, August 2010]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_39_10.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Public invited to vote on ideas to make savings]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_38_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The public is today being asked to vote to find the best ideas from over 44,000 submitted to the Treasury as part of the public engagement through the Spending Challenge website.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[“Building the economy of the future” speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, at Bloomberg]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_37_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[George Osborne spoke to an invited audience at Bloomberg in London about the current state of the economy.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Another step towards independence for Northern Rock plc]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_35_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[A further milestone in Northern Rock plc’s return to independence has been reached today, with notice that HM Treasury’s guarantee arrangements in place for the bank’s wholesale liabilities will end in three months time. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government invites views on tax policies]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_34_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Today the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke MP has published nine documents for discussion and consultation relating to tax, following commitments made at the June Budget.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Financial Secretary to the Treasury launches consultation on the implementation of financial regulation reforms announced at Mansion House]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_32_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_32_10.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, today launched the Government’s consultation on the implementation of reforms to financial regulation.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Public Expenditure 2009-10: Provisional Outturn]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_33_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_33_10.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Treasury today published the Public Expenditure Outturn White Paper (Cm 7911) showing provisional outturn for Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) and Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) in 2009-10...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces introduction of Equitable Life Bill and establishment of the Independent Commission on Equitable Life Payments]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_30_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_30_10.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP announced today that the Coalition Government has introduced a Bill to Parliament, which will enable payments to be made to Equitable Life policyholders.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces publication of Sir John Chadwick’s report on Equitable Life]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP announced today that the Coalition Government has published the final report by Sir John Chadwick...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Office of Tax Simplification]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_29_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor George Osborne and Exchequer Secretary David Gauke today established the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS).  ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Public expenditure outturn update]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_27_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Today’s release of public expenditure statistics presents updated estimates of key public spending outturn series against two frameworks]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[The Government launches a consultation on removing the requirement to annuitise by age 75]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_28_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, today announced the start of an 8-week consultation on removing the effective requirement to annuitise by age 75]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Speech by The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP at the Consumer Financial Education Body Conference, Cambridge]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_26_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[It is a pleasure to be with you this afternoon and to have this opportunity to set out the Government’s vision for a responsible approach to personal finance.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Coalition Government launches consultation document on Bank Levy]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_25_10.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK Official holdings of international reserves, June 2010]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_20_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_20_10.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[This monthly press notice shows details of movements in June in the UK’s official holdings of international reserves, which consist of gold, foreign currency assets and International Monetary Fund assets.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor appoints Dr Martin Weale as external member of the Monetary Policy Committee]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_21_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor today announced that Dr Martin Weale has been appointed to succeed Kate Barker as external member on the Monetary Policy Committee.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Publication of PESA 2010]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_19_10.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Publication of the Finance Bill 2010]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_18_10.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Budget announcement on the Civil List for 2011]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_17_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[In his Budget statement today the Chancellor announced that payment to the Civil List for calendar year 2011 will be unchanged at &pound;7.9m.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government launches review of fair pay in the public sector led by Will Hutton]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_15_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government today confirms the launch of an independent review of fair pay in the public sector headed by leading economist Will Hutton.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Publication of Main Supply Estimates, and Supplementary Budgetary Information 2010-11]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_16_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_16_10.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban, today presented to the House of Commons the Main Supply Estimates for 2010-11.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces John Hutton to chair commission on public service pensions]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_14_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor announced today that John Hutton has accepted his invitation to chair the independent Public Service Pensions Commission.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Action to tackle poor value for money and unfunded spending commitments]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_13_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Today, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, announced which projects re-submitted to the Treasury will be suspended and cancelled as part of a review of all spending decisions taken since 1 January.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Sir John Vickers to Chair the Independent Commission on Banking]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_11_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_11_10.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne today announced that Sir John Vickers will chair the Independent Commission on Banking.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Speech at The Lord Mayor’s Dinner for Bankers & Merchants of the City of London by The Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt Hon George Osborne MP, at Mansion House]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_12_10.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Spending Review 2010 - the Government’s approach]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_10_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_10_10.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander today announced details of how the next Spending Review (SR) will be conducted.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Publishing data from the COINS database]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_09_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[As part of the Prime Minister’s transparency initiative, the Treasury has today taken the unprecedented step of publishing data from the Combined Online Information System (COINS) for 2008-09 and 2009-10 through data.gov.uk.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK official holdings of International Reserves]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_08_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[UK official holdings of International Reserves, May 2010]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government commits to transparent, fair and independently designed payment scheme for Equitable Life policyholders]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_07_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, today confirmed the Government’s commitment to establishing an independently designed payment scheme for Equitable Life policyholders that is swift, simple, transparent and fair.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, announcing &pound;6.2billion savings]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_05_10.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces &pound;6.2bn of savings in 2010-11]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_04_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Action to cut Whitehall waste and protect schools spending]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Speech by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon David Laws MP, announcing &pound;6.2billion savings]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_06_10.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces policies to enhance fiscal credibility]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sir Alan Budd  will chair a new Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), established on an interim basis today, to assess the state of the public finances, the Chancellor has announced.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces date of emergency Budget]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_03_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The emergency Budget will be held on Tuesday 22 June, the Chancellor announced today.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon George Osborne MP, on the OBR and spending announcements]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_02_10.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon George Osborne MP, on the OBR and spending announcements]]></description>
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