County Council faces hard choices following Budget
North Yorkshire County Council faces the bleak prospect of further tough decisions following the Chancellor’s budget today which seems to…
BUDGET 2017: MEP encourages South of Tyne to reconsider mayor decision
PAUL BRANNEN Labour MEP for the North East of England: “Today’s Budget announcement that the government has agreed a ‘minded…
RAC on Budget 2017: “Current beleaguered owners of diesel cars can breathe a sigh of relief”
Reacting to the Chancellor’s 2017 Budget, RAC head of external affairs Peter Williams said: “We welcome the news that the…
BUDGET: Prudential: rise in lifetime allowance good news for pension savers with large funds
Les Cameron, retirement expert at Prudential said: “It’s good to see the lifetime allowance increase is going ahead as planned.…
Anna Turley MP – Statement on the Autumn Budget
“Today’s Budget saw all the indicators of a strong economy – productivity, business investment, and GDP growth revised down. A…
Anna Turley MP – Chancellor recycles funding announcement for Redcar steel site
Responding to the Chancellor’s Budget announcement on funding for the former SSI steelworks site in Redcar, Labour MP for Redcar…
Autumn Budget 2017: UK proposes new approach to taxing digital multinationals
Responding to today’s Budget Statement, Stuart McKinnon, head of tax at RSM in the North East said: ‘With the Chancellor…
Budget thoughts from Robson Laidler Accountants
Robson Laidler Accountants Tax Director Martin Wardle said: “It was good to see Philip Hammond confirm that the Northern Powerhouse…
Chamber Budget Response
GOVERNMENT LISTENED TO CHAMBER DEMANDS Jonathan Walker, head of policy and campaigns, North East England Chamber of Commerce said: “Our…
Meeting the Budget Gap
SUNDERLAND City Council’s Cabinet is considering a report on key financial issues over the next three years when it meets…
Time running out to have your say on detailed budget proposals
TIME IS RUNNING OUT for Sunderland people to have their say on budget proposals that will see major cuts to…
Have your say on budget plans
REDCAR & Cleveland Borough Council has launched its budget consultation exercise, following a cabinet meeting on Tuesday 6 December. As…
Cabinet approves three year budget plan and £8 million growth strategy
PROPOSALS to balance a major £8 million Growth Strategy with £25.6 million budget cuts over the next three years have…
Just four more weeks to have your say on Sunderland’s budget
SUNDERLAND people have just four weeks left to have their say on detailed proposals for saving a further £74m from…
Families urged to come forward for help with winter bills
ONE-OFF GRANTS are available to families and individuals on low incomes in the run-up to winter.