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                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Bank of England and HM Treasury announce extension to the Funding for Lending Scheme]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Bank of England and HM Treasury are today announcing an extension to the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS).]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Drax Biomass backed by UK Guarantee]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Today, Drax Group Plc has announced that private funding for the conversion of their coal-fired power station to biomass will be the first to be underpinned by a UK Guarantee. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Review of the Special Administration Regime for Investment Banks published]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Treasury is today presenting Peter Bloxham’s review of the special administration regime for investment banks (SAR) to Parliament.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Minister launches online Gift Aid service]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Claiming Gift Aid repayments will be quicker and easier for charities and sports clubs from now on, Sajid Javid, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, said today. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Central Government Main Supply Estimates 2013-14]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Manor of Northstead]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this day appointed David Wright Miliband to be Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[New UK multilateral action to combat tax evasion]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Statistical Release: UK Official holdings of international reserves, March 2013]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor speech on changes to the tax and benefits system]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces board members of new Financial Conduct Authority]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Today, the Government has announced the board members of the new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Publication of the Finance Bill 2013]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government is today publishing the Finance Bill, which will enact tax measures announced since the March 2012 Budget.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces appointment of external members to the Financial Policy Committee]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Today, the Government announced the appointment of Dame Clara Furse, Donald Kohn, Richard Sharp and Martin Taylor as external members of the Financial Policy Committee (FPC).]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government plans to open up banking sector take a step forward]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government today launched a consultation setting out proposals for introducing a new system of competition-focused regulation for payment systems. This forms part of the Government’s work to create a more competitive, consumer-focussed banking sector.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government reveals more armed forces charity projects to be funded by LIBOR fines]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor and Secretary of State for Defence have today announced that more causes and charities supporting the armed forces community are to benefit from fines levied on banks for attempting to manipulate the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) be]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government publishes response to Lord Heseltine report]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today published its formal response to Lord Heseltine’s comprehensive report, No Stone Unturned.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces new measures to block tax avoidance involving offshore employment intermediaries]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today announced that it will strengthen legislation to block tax avoidance involving offshore intermediaries.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government accepts Pay Review Body recommendations]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government has accepted Pay Review Bodies’ recommendations on base pay for public sector workforces for 2013-14.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government consults on expanding range of shares in ISAs]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, today published a consultation setting out the Government’s proposal for changing the Individual Savings Account rules to expand the range of shares that are eligible to be held in a stocks and shares ISA.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Simple financial products a step closer]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A set of simple financial products designed to help consumers navigate the financial services market more easily is a step closer today, following publication of final recommendations by an independent steering group set up by the Government]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Second year of funding for growth boosting projects in coastal communities]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Martin Weale re-appointed to Monetary Policy Committee]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor of the Exchequer has today announced the re-appointment of Martin Weale as an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government to help business groups highlight problems with financial services]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Today, the Government is making it easier for consumers, including small and medium sized businesses (SMEs), to highlight consumer and competition problems in financial services markets. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government launches first Islamic Finance Task Force]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government takes action to tackle payday lending concerns]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Payday lenders could face new restrictions on how they advertise and a new code of practice, under fresh plans announced today by Consumer Minister Jo Swinson and Economic Secretary to the Treasury Sajid Javid. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Appointment of Deputy Governor for Prudential Regulation]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[New rules use government buying power against tax avoidance]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[New rules allowing government departments to ban companies and individuals which take part in failed tax avoidance schemes from being awarded Government contracts have been unveiled by Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Minister for the Cabinet Office.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Supplementary Estimates 2012-13]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Supplementary Estimates, presented to the House of Commons today as HC894, seek parliamentary authority for voted expenditure by Government departments for 2012-13.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces boost for state of the art computing]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government consults on reforms to improve Payroll Giving for charities and donors]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[ Chancellor to waive VAT on Hillsborough single]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Financial Services Bill receives Royal Assent]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government consults on new rules to help credit unions grow and succeed]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Peter Bloxham to lead review of the Special Administration Regime for Investment Banks]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Communities across Scotland receive boost from coastal fund]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Autumn Statement 2012 to the House of Commons by the Rt Hon George Osborne, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Distributional analysis]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Autumn Statement 2012 digital coverage]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Autumn Statement 2012 - documents]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Statistical release: UK Official holdings of international reserves November 2012]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Regional map]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government publishes consultation on regulation of LIBOR]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Re-appointment of Deputy Governor of Bank of England for Monetary Stability]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Governor of the Bank of England]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Changes to cash management operations]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Statistical release: UK Official holdings of international reserves, October 2012]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Credit Guarantee Scheme closes]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Governments reach new agreement on Welsh funding]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[HM Treasury appoints new Director General Tax and Welfare]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government accepts recommendations from the Wheatley Review of LIBOR in full]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Today the Government re-affirmed its commitment to reforming the submission and administration of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) benchmark by accepting the recommendations of Martin Wheatley’s independent review of LIBOR in full.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government investment secures &pound;1 billion for university and private research]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[No capital gains tax on employee share ownership for new employee-owners]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Third year of council tax freeze announced]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Bank fines to be used to support Britain’s Armed Forces community]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chief Secretary announces government action against tax avoidance]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander has today made a number of announcements about action the Government is taking to tackle tax avoidance.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government publishes consultation on macro-prudential tools for the Financial Policy Committee]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A consultation on what tools the new Financial Policy Committee should have in order to help ensure future financial stability was launched today by Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Greg Clark.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government formalises the first wave of city deals]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government’s plans to transform the powers and levers available to local leaders to deliver growth and jobs in their communities were confirmed today with the signature of agreements...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK-US agreement strengthens UK ability to tackle tax evasion]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government has this week signed an agreement with the United States to improve international tax compliance and implement FATCA.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Public Service Pensions Bill published today delivers final stage in halving cost of pensions]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Public Service Pensions Bill 2013 will be published today, the final stage in delivering billions of pounds of savings from reforms. The Bill is forecast to save &pound;65 billion over the next fifty years...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Additional Second Permanent Secretary at the Treasury]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government lays new Money Laundering regulations before Parliament]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces further action to stimulate investment in North Sea]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government publishes legislation to help accelerate major infrastructure investment and house building]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Statistical release: UK Official holdings of international reserves, August 2012]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Statistical release: UK Official holdings of international reserves, August 2012]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Manor of Northstead]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this day appointed Louise Daphne Mensch to be Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor delivers major boost to North East]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Independent Review into Libor publishes discussion paper]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Steering group publishes recommendations for ‘simple’ financial products]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[New tax support for gas in the North Sea]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government to tighten net round ‘cowboy’ tax advisers]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government publishes strategy for reforming payments services]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government uses fiscal credibility to unveil new infrastructure investment and exports plan]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Chief Secretary to the Treasury have today unveiled a new UK Guarantees scheme to dramatically accelerate major infrastructure investment and provide major support to UK exporters.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Definition of environmental tax published]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today published its definition of environmental taxes. The definition is designed to encourage effective policy making...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Bank of England and HM Treasury announce launch of Funding for Lending Scheme]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Bank of England and HM Treasury are today announcing the launch of the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS).  The FLS is designed to boost lending to the real economy.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government to deliver certainty on decommissioning relief]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today published a consultation aimed at giving oil and gas companies more certainty over the level of tax relief on the costs of decommissioning used assets in the North Sea.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government publishes vision for building societies]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Ian McCafferty appointed to Monetary Policy Committee]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Statistical release: UK Official holdings of international reserves June 2012]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces new sanctions for directors of failed banks]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces support for motorists]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Ministers meet to discuss rebalancing the NI economy]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_51_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_51_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Ministers from the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Executive held the third meeting of the Ministerial Working Group on Rebalancing the Northern Ireland Economy this afternoon in Belfast. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Consultation launched on new Scottish borrowing powers]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_50_12.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[HM Treasury and Bank of England announce technical changes to selected foreign currency operations]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_49_12.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[HM Treasury and the Bank of England are today announcing that they expect to make some technical changes to the terms on which they transact with market counterparties in selected foreign currency operations.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK to get world-class creative tax breaks]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_48_12.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UK’s creative industries will benefit from tax reliefs that are among the most generous in the world, under Government plans announced today.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government sets out plans to split retail and investment banking]]></title>
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            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_46_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today published a White Paper setting out proposals to fundamentally reform the structure of banking in the UK. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Speech at the Lord Mayor’s dinner for bankers and merchants of the City of London by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mansion House, London]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_47_12.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Lord Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen. I am honoured to be invited again to speak at this historic dinner, and follow in a long line of Chancellors who have done so.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government consults on new general anti-abuse rule for tax]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_45_12.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today launched a formal consultation on a new general anti-abuse rule (GAAR) to tackle artificial and abusive tax avoidance schemes.  This follows the Budget 2012 announcement that such a rule will be introduced in 2013.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[First Chair of the new Financial Conduct Authority appointed]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today announced the appointment of John Griffith-Jones as the non-executive Chair designate of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA will be one of the two new UK regulatory bodies for the financial services industry...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[&pound;32 million of additional UK Government funding for superfast broadband in Scotland]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Statistical release: UK Official holdings of international reserves May 2012]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Andrew Bailey to be appointed to the interim Financial Policy Committee]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_40_12.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government and the Bank of England today announced that Andrew Bailey will be appointed to the interim Financial Policy Committee (FPC) replacing Hector Sants, Chief Executive of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), who stands down in June. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[&pound;500 million of Government investment for small and mid-sized businesses open for applications ]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_39_12.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government is today asking for applications to manage &pound;500 million of its investment available through the Business Finance Partnership (BFP). ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Appointments to the Court of the Bank of England]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_37_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_37_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Her Majesty The Queen has approved the Chancellor and Prime Minister’s recommendations for the appointment of Bradley Fried, Tim Frost and Dave Prentis as non-executive directors of the Bank of England, starting on 1 June 2012.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[New app calculates your tax and how it is spent]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_36_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_36_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government is today launching a new tax calculator enabling people to work out how much tax they pay and how the Government spends it.  The tax calculator can be downloaded as a free mobile phone app...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government tightens rules on off payroll appointments in the public sector]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_35_12.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[New tighter rules governing ‘off payroll’ appointments in central government will be brought in this year, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has announced today. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government is on track to cut cost of delivering infrastructure]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_32_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_32_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today published the first annual report of the three year Infrastructure Cost Review programme launched in March 2011 and led by Infrastructure UK. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Central Government Main Supply Estimates 2012-13]]></title>
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            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_31_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Main Supply Estimates for central government departments, presented to the House of Commons today, seek Parliamentary authority for expenditure in 2012-13. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, at the City of London RMB launch event]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/speech_chx_180412.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Publication of the Finance Bill 2012]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_26_12.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Review into HM Treasury’s management of the financial crisis]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_27_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_27_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[HM Treasury is today publishing a review of its management response to the financial crisis of 2007 - 09.  The review follows a request from the Public Accounts Committee for the Treasury to conduct a ‘lessons learnt’ exercise.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor launches scheme to boost small business lending]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_24_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_24_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor has today launched the National Loan Guarantee Scheme (NLGS), helping smaller businesses across the UK (with an annual group turnover of up to &pound;50 million) access cheaper finance. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government accepts Pay Review Body recommendations]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_22_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_22_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government has accepted the recommendations of Pay Review Bodies for public sector pay awards for 2012-13.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government closes abusive property business loss relief tax avoidance scheme]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_23_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_23_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today acted to shut down a contrived and aggressive income tax avoidance scheme involving property business loss relief. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Discussions concluded on public service pensions details]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_21_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_21_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Discussions have now concluded with health, education and civil service unions on details for new public service pension schemes to be introduced from 2015.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA['Real progress’ made at second ministerial meeting on rebalancing Northern Ireland economy]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_20_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_20_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Ministers from the UK Government and Northern Ireland have today held the second meeting of the Ministerial Working Group on Rebalancing the Northern Ireland Economy]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, to the EEF Manufacturers’ Dinner 2012]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_19_12.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. I am very grateful to EEF for inviting me to speak tonight. I want to congratulate Martin Temple and everyone at the EEF for their dedication to British manufacturing. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Fuel price cut comes into force for remote islands]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_16_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_16_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Motorists in many remote island communities will benefit from a 5 pence per litre discount on pump prices from tomorrow, 1 March 2012. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government action halts banking tax avoidance schemes]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_15_02.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_15_02.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today taken steps to close two aggressive tax avoidance schemes recently disclosed to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) by a bank.   ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Sir David Lees re-appointed Chair of Bank of England Court]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_14_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_14_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Her Majesty The Queen has approved the Chancellor and Prime Minister’s recommendation for the re-appointment of Sir David Lees as Chair of the Court of the Bank of England.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK welcomes new standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_13_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_13_12.htm]]></guid>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Supplementary Estimates 2011-12]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_11_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_11_12.htm]]></guid>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Statistical release: UK official holdings of international reserves January 2012]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_10_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_10_12.htm]]></guid>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government invites proposals for Business Finance Partnership]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_09_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_09_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today issued a Request for Proposals from prospective fund managers to manage its investment through the Business Finance Partnership (BFP).]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Glasgow 2014 gets tax boost]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_07_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_07_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Athletes resident outside of the UK who compete at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will be exempt from income tax, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander will announce in Glasgow today. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[David Miles re-appointed to Monetary Policy Committee]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_06_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_06_12.htm]]></guid>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces further steps to promote the development of the RMB market in London]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_04_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_04_12.htm]]></guid>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government takes action to block tax avoidance involving post-cessation trade relief]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_02_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_02_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today announced that it will introduce new legislation to block a tax avoidance scheme involving post-cessation trade relief. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Statistical release: UK official holdings of international reserves December 2011]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_01_12.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_01_12.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[UK official holdings of international reserves, December 2011]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government to bring forward legislation to tackle excessive card surcharges]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_148_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_148_11.htm]]></guid>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government to waive VAT on Military Wives’ charity single]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_147_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_147_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has today announced that the Government will waive VAT on sales of the Military Wives choir’s Christmas single.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces Heads of Agreement on public service pension reform]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_146_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_146_11.htm]]></guid>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government sets out plans to reform the structure of banking in the UK]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_145_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_145_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government is today publishing its response to the report by the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB), which sets out plans to fundamentally reform the structure of banking in the UK.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Ministers meet at Stormont to discuss rebalancing the Northern Ireland Economy]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_143_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_143_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Ministers from the UK Government and Northern Ireland Executive (NIE) have met today for the first meeting of the Ministerial Working Group on Rebalancing the Northern Ireland Economy. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Draft tax legislation gives greater predictability and clarity]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_139_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_139_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Following Budget 2011, the Government has today published responses to a number of tax policy consultations, alongside draft clauses for legislation to be included in Finance Bill 2012.  ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Statistical release: UK official holdings of international reserves November 2011 ]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_138_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_138_11.htm]]></guid>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Reform of the Private Finance Initiative]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_137_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_137_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government is today launching a call for evidence on the reform of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI).]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Autumn Statement 2011]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_134_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_134_11.htm]]></guid>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Autumn Statement: Growth]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_135_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_135_11.htm]]></guid>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Autumn Forecast Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_136_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_136_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Autumn Forecast Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government to waive VAT on X-Factor charity single]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has today announced that the Government will waive VAT on sales of the X-Factor Christmas single by making an exceptional one-off charitable donation to Together for Short Lives...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Remote islands to get cheaper fuel from March 2012]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces new financial restrictions against Iran]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today imposed tough new financial restrictions against Iran which cut off all financial ties with Iranian banks.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[ Independent study on general anti-avoidance rule published]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Graham Aaronson QC has today set out his recommendation to the Government for the introduction to the UK tax system of a narrowly focused general anti-abuse rule (GAAR).]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces sale of Northern Rock plc]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government plans to reform PFI model]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government will review the private finance initiative (PFI) and consider other delivery models, the Chancellor announced today. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government Finance Profession Awards 2011]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government Finance Profession (GFP) is delighted to announce the winners of the sixteen awards in fifteen categories for excellence in financial management presented on Thursday 3 November at a ceremony in Birmingham. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK Government announces extra &pound;100 million for Scottish renewable]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury today visited Nigg on the Cromarty Firth, where they announced around &pound;100 million of additional funding for Scottish renewable energy, including marine renewables.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces extension of film tax relief]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister has today announced the extension of film tax relief, the Government’s targeted tax break for the British film industry, until the end of December 2015.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Support for credit unions and co-operatives]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban, today confirmed that a deregulatory package designed to help credit unions and co-operatives compete and grow more effectively has completed its Parliamentary passage.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government ends exploitation of Channel Islands VAT rules]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_122_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today announced that from 1 April 2012, Low Value Consignment Relief (LVCR) will no longer apply to goods sent to the UK from the Channel Islands.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government ends exploitation of Channel Islands VAT rules]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Statistical release: UK official holdings of international reserves October 2011]]></title>
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            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_121_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The UK official holdings of international reserves release for October 2011]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government sets out its offer on public service pensions]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government today set out details of its offer to workers on public service pensions. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Junior ISAs launch today to help parents save for their children’s future]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[October 2011 PESA National Statistics release - including Country and Regional Analysis 2011]]></title>
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            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_117_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[This release presents updated estimates of key public spending outturn series against two frameworks. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[New steering group launched to develop ‘simple’ financial products]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_116_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mark Hoban, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, today announced the creation of a new steering group tasked with devising a suite of ‘simple’ financial products that will help consumers navigate the financial services market.  ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[HM Treasury confirms higher ISA limits for 2012-13]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Following the publication today of inflation figures for September by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), HM Treasury has announced that subscription limits for Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) from April 2012 will increase to &pound;11,280.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Review into HM Treasury’s Management of the Financial Crisis]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_114_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[HM Treasury is reviewing its response to the financial crisis.  The review is being led by Sharon White, formerly a Director General at the Ministry of Justice and the Department for International Development, and has begun work today.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Statistical release: UK official holdings of international reserves September 2011]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_113_11.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces plans for two new Enterprise Zones]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_111_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government is inviting the Lancashire and the Hull and Humber Local Enterprise Partnerships to develop proposals for two new Enterprise Zones, the Chancellor has announced.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces increase in mobile phone coverage in the UK]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_112_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government will invest up to &pound;150 million to improve mobile coverage in the UK, the Chancellor announced today.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Council tax freeze]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor of the Exchequer has today announced new support for local authorities to help them freeze council tax next year.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Permanent Chair and Tax Director appointed to Office of Tax Simplification]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_109_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Treasury has today announced that Rt Hon Michael Jack and John Whiting have been appointed as the permanent Chair and Tax Director respectively of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS).]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Progress made on Scotland Bill, but “still a long way to go”]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_108_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke yesterday gave evidence on behalf of the UK Government to the Scotland Bill Committee. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, to the Daily Telegraph Festival of Business conference]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_105_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Good morning and thank you Damian for those kind words of introduction. Let me congratulate the Telegraph for organising this Festival of Business. The people in this room come from all parts of our country – from Aberdeen to Devon, from here in the North]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces new legislation to block tax avoidance involving Manufactured Overseas Dividends]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today announced that it is introducing new legislation, effective from today, to block a tax avoidance scheme involving Manufactured Overseas Dividends (MODs).  ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor hosts fourth UK-China economic and financial dialogue]]></title>
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            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_103_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor, George Osborne hosted Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishang for the Fourth UK – China economic and financial dialogue (EFD) today.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Minister urges businesses in the North West not to miss out on National Insurance holiday]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_102_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Treasury Minister, David Gauke is in Preston today reminding new businesses across the North West not to miss out on money they could be entitled to through the Regional Employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) holiday for new businesses.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, the Lloyd’s of London Annual City Dinner]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_101_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, the Lloyd’s of London Annual City Dinner, Merchant Taylors’ Hall, London]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Statistical release: UK official holdings of international reserves August 2011]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_100_11.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Agreement with Switzerland to secure billions in unpaid tax]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_98_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government is today initialling an historic agreement with Switzerland to tackle offshore tax evasion. The agreement will resolve the long-standing abuse of Swiss banking secrecy by those who seek to conceal the proceeds of tax evasion...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Minister urges businesses in the East Midlands not to miss out on National Insurance holiday]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_97_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_97_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Treasury Minister, David Gauke is in Leicester today reminding new businesses across the East Midlands not to miss out on money they could be entitled to through the Regional Employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) holiday for new businesses. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[The Government announces 11 new Enterprise Zones to accelerate local growth, as part of the Plan for Growth]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_96_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The location of eleven new Enterprise Zones, designed to boost local growth and create over 30,000 new jobs by 2015, were announced today by the Prime Minister, David Cameron, the Chancellor, George Osborne, and the Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Capital allowances loophole ended]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_95_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government has bought forward the closure of a loophole which allowed businesses to accelerate capital allowances claims for plant and machinery and obtain advantageous early tax relief. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK Official holdings of international reserves July 2011]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_94_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_94_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[UK Official holdings of international reserves July 2011]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government introduces deregulatory measures to help SMEs access equity financing]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_91_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_91_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Mark Hoban MP announced that two deregulatory amendments to the EU Prospectus Directive have been brought into effect a year early by the UK to help small businesses access equity finance more cheaply and effectively.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[The Plan for Growth: Four new Enterprise Zones set up to boost local growth ]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_90_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_90_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The locations of four more Enterprise Zones and a progress report showing that the Government has already met or reached significant milestones on 124 of the 137 reforms unveiled in the Plan for Growth in March 2011 were announced today.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Leadership of Infrastructure UK]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_88_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Treasury is today announcing the appointment of Geoffrey Spence as the new Chief Executive of Infrastructure UK.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Coastal communities to receive a multi-million pound boost]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_86_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Coastal communities across the United Kingdom will receive a multi-million pound boost each year from a new Coastal Communities Fund, the Chancellor and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, announced today. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government publishes new corporate governance code]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chief Secretary sets out progress on public service pensions]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government will start formal consultations on increasing public service pension contributions in 2012-13 by the end of this month, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander said today, as he set out plans for talks on reform to continue...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Treasury announces plans to find &pound;1.5 billion savings across PFI contracts]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Alexander announces new budget flexibility for Devolved Administrations]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, today set out a new system of budgetary flexibility for the Devolved Administrations.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government to review taxation of remote gambling]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government has today announced that it will review the case for amending the taxation regime for remote gambling.  This follows last week’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) proposal to make changes to the regulation of remote gambling.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Tax simplification team to review pensioner taxation and share schemes]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) is to turn its attention to pensioner taxation and employee share schemes in two new projects. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government seeks views on greater integration of income tax and national insurance contributions]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government has issued a call for evidence as part of its consideration of the integration of the operation of the income tax and National Insurance contributions systems, announced at Budget 2011.  ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces appointment of Robert Jenkins as an external member of the Interim Financial Policy Committee]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor announced the appointment of Robert Jenkins to the interim Financial Policy Committee (FPC)]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK official holdings of international reserves, June 2011]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[UK official holdings of international reserves for June 2011]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces extension of International Accounting Standard 27 to all NHS organisations]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government publishes proposals on Controlled Foreign Companies]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government today published proposals for reforming the UK’s Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) rules, as part of its ambition to create the most competitive tax system in the G20.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[First payments confirmed for Equitable Life policyholders]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, today confirmed that the first cheques will be sent to Equitable Life policyholders on Thursday 30 June 2011, meeting the Government’s commitment that payments will start by the end of June.  ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government publishes Bill to reform grants for Royal Household ]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Michael Cohrs appointed non-executive director of the Bank of England]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_62_11.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor appoints Kate Barker and Lord Burns as non-executive members of the Office for Budget Responsibility]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_63_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor has appointed Kate Barker and Lord Burns as non-executive members of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government consults on reforms to the taxation of non-domiciled individuals and a statutory definition of tax residence]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government publishes financial regulation White Paper and draft Bill]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Speech at the Lord Mayor’s dinner for bankers and merchants of the City of London by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mansion House, London]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_58_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_58_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Lord Mayor, a year ago, standing here just five weeks after the Government had come to office, I spoke about the financial crisis and I quoted what Winston Churchill had said in this very room in the middle of the war...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government publishes consultations on Patent Box and R&D credits]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Treasury changes Credit Guarantee Scheme to allow banks to reduce Government support]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_56_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Today the Chancellor has announced that the Treasury is changing the rules of the Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) to allow banks to reduce their participation in the scheme ahead of schedule.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government publishes consultation on changes to Money Laundering Regulations 2007]]></title>
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            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_55_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government is publishing today its response to its review of the Money Laundering Regulations and proposals for improvement. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK official holdings of international reserves, May 2011 ]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government publishes consultation on machine games duty]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_52_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Government today published a consultation and draft legislation on the introduction of a gross profits tax called machine games duty. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Treasury sets out how Equitable Life Payment Scheme will work]]></title>
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            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_49_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The details of how the Government scheme to make payments to Equitable Life policyholders will work were published by Mark Hoban MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, today.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, at the Institute of Directors Annual Convention]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_47_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Check against delivery. Good afternoon. Thank you Miles for the very kind words of introduction. Thank you for your hard work at the helm of the Institute of Directors over the past 7 years.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK official holdings of international reserves, April 2011]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_46_11.htm]]></link>
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            <description><![CDATA[UK official holdings of international reserves, April 2011]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[New investment boost for Manchester industry]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_42_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_42_11.htm]]></guid>
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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>
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            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_40_11.htm]]></guid>
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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>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_39_11.htm]]></link>
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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>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[UK official holdings of international reserves, March 2011]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_37_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_37_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[UK official holdings of international reserves, March 2010]]></description>
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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>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_38_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_38_11.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[HM Treasury has appointed Richard Douglas as Head of the Government Finance Profession. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Manor of Northstead]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_36_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_36_11.htm]]></guid>
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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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_31_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_31_11.htm]]></guid>
            <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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/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[UK official holdings of international reserves, February 2011]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_26_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_26_11.htm]]></guid>
            <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 launches consultation on Fair Deal policy]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/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[Government announces further details about changes to pensions tax relief]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_27_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_27_11.htm]]></guid>
            <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>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_24_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_24_11.htm]]></guid>
            <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>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_25_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_25_11.htm]]></guid>
            <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>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_23_11.htm]]></link>
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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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/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[Funding could help South West business create up to 10,000 extra apprenticeships a year by 2015, says Chief Secretary]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/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>
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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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/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>
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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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_04_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_04_11.htm]]></guid>
            <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>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_03_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_03_11.htm]]></guid>
            <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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_02_11.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_02_11.htm]]></guid>
            <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>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_01_11.htm]]></link>
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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[Government launches consultation on Consumer Credit Regulation]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_76_10.htm]]></link>
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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>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_75_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_75_10.htm]]></guid>
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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>
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            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_73_10.htm]]></guid>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Government announces tax avoidance clampdown ]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_68_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_68_10.htm]]></guid>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[HM Treasury senior staffing]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_69_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_69_10.htm]]></guid>
            <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>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_67_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_67_10.htm]]></guid>
            <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>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_66_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_66_10.htm]]></guid>
            <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>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_63_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_63_10.htm]]></guid>
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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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_58_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_58_10.htm]]></guid>
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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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            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_56_10.htm]]></guid>
            <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>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_55_10.htm]]></link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Spending Review press notices]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/spend_sr2010_press.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/spend_sr2010_press.htm]]></guid>
            <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>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_54_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_54_10.htm]]></guid>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Spending Review statement]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/spend_sr2010_speech.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/spend_sr2010_speech.htm]]></guid>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Spending Review documents]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/spend_sr2010_documents.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/spend_sr2010_documents.htm]]></guid>
            <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>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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_52_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_52_10.htm]]></guid>
            <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>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Public expenditure outturn update: October 2010]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_53_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_53_10.htm]]></guid>
            <description><![CDATA[This release presents updated estimates of key public spending outturn series against two frameworks.]]></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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_51_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_51_10.htm]]></guid>
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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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_50_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_50_10.htm]]></guid>
            <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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_48_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_48_10.htm]]></guid>
            <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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_45_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_45_10.htm]]></guid>
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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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_44_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_44_10.htm]]></guid>
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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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_39_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_39_10.htm]]></guid>
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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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_38_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_38_10.htm]]></guid>
            <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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_37_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_37_10.htm]]></guid>
            <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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_35_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_35_10.htm]]></guid>
            <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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_34_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_34_10.htm]]></guid>
            <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[Public Expenditure 2009-10: Provisional Outturn]]></title>
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            <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>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>
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            <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>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>
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            <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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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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            <title><![CDATA[Coalition Government launches consultation document on Bank Levy]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[UK Official holdings of international reserves, June 2010]]></title>
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            <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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            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor appoints Dr Martin Weale as external member of the Monetary Policy Committee]]></title>
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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 the Finance Bill 2010]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Publication of PESA 2010]]></title>
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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>
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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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            <title><![CDATA[Publication of Main Supply Estimates, and Supplementary Budgetary Information 2010-11]]></title>
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            <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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            <title><![CDATA[Government launches review of fair pay in the public sector led by Will Hutton]]></title>
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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>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                
            <title><![CDATA[Chancellor announces John Hutton to chair commission on public service pensions]]></title>
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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>
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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>
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            <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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/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>
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            <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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_09_10.htm]]></link>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_09_10.htm]]></guid>
            <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>
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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>
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            <guid><![CDATA[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_07_10.htm]]></guid>
            <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>
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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[https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+oe_/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_06_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>
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            <description><![CDATA[Action to cut Whitehall waste and protect schools spending]]></description>
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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>
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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>
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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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            <title><![CDATA[&pound;120 million boost to flood defences will protect homes and businesses and help drive growth]]></title>
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