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Existing contracts are next coalition target

2010-06-18T17:49:00Z

Government says it will renegotiate key contracts by 2011

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Budget figures confirm the urgent need for new sources of investment in construction

2010-03-25T12:16:00Z

As if in compensation for all the anticipation before and excitement during the Budget announcement, we are left with the dull thud back to reality afterwards.Certainly, for construction the Budget itself changed little of substance.Alright the first-time buyer stamp duty holiday was an eye-catching cheeky move. But we all know ...

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Stamp duty - a tax rise that looks set to win votes

2010-03-24T17:14:00Z

There is obvious glee within the housing market about the prospects of a two-year period free of stamp duty for those first-time buyers who purchase properties worth less than £250,000.The £250,000 threshold captures practically all of them, with significantly less than 10% of exceptions that will be mainly resident in ...

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Comforting data ahead of the budget

2010-03-23T14:24:00Z

As the Chancellor Alistair Darling puts his final touches to the Budget he will be relieved by the recent spate of comforting data.Last Wednesday we had employment statistics showing that the unemployment was falling.On Thursday the figures on public finances were far healthier than expected, with the Institute for Fiscal ...