The National Union of Teachers has backed a motion to ballot members over strike action if no progress is made through talks on the issue with the new
government by the autumn statement.
Not exact matches
The cost of borrowing in China has been cut aggressively since the
autumn of 2014 in response to the slowdown in the economy and the distress caused to property owners, local
government and corporations
by high debt - servicing costs.
An indexation allowance may be available to such a holder to give an additional deduction based on the indexation of its base cost in the shares
by reference to U.K. retail price inflation over its holding period (but note that, in respect of disposals on or after 1 January 2018, the U.K.
Government announced plans in the
Autumn Budget 2017 to freeze indexation allowance at the amount that would be due based on the retail price index for December 2017).
In the first major act of rebellion at the
autumn conference voters clearly rejected schools minister Sarah Teather's attempt to water down a motion stating that «conference is concerned
by the establishment of academies and free schools under coalition
government policy».
George Osborne's
autumn statement was in danger of falling apart today, after the sell - off of the 4G mobile phone licenses raised just # 2.3 billion - significantly less than the # 3.5 billion predicted
by the
government.
It is therefore vital that a truly meaningful vote should be held within the time frame of the article 50 negotiations and not be left to verbal assurances — not least because there is no guarantee who will be leading the Conservative party
by next
autumn, nor indeed where the balance of power might be in any future
government or hung parliament.
The latest Construction Trade Survey published today, shows that the cuts to public spending, announced
by the
government last
autumn, have finally started to impact on construction activity, confirming the fears the industry has warned about for some time.
The
government's flagship welfare programme will not be implemented before the
autumn of 2021, four years after its completion date, a report
by the committee has disclosed.
It is therefore essential that the
government uses the
Autumn Statement to stimulate recovery
by rebalancing the economy between current and capital spending.
Osborne said in the
autumn statement that the
government will be attempting to reduce borrowing
by # 127 billion in 2012/13, with an aim to eliminate Britain's underlying deficit within five years.
Public Sector Cuts Finally Start to Bite The latest Construction Trade Survey published today, shows that the cuts to public spending, announced
by the
government last
autumn, have finally started to impact on construction activity, confirming the fears the industry has warned about for some time.
Speaking on the eve of Labour's
Autumn conference the East Renfrewshire MP, heralded
by many in Labour as one of Ed Miliband's most reliable sentinels, said: «This
Government has not prioritised armed forces education, particularly in the army where 50 per cent of recruits have a reading age 7 — 11.»
The education secretary said the
government would consult on the reforms this
autumn, with a view to introducing the new examination system for 15 - and 16 - year - olds
by the end of the parliament.
Despite the upturn in growth that is now finally forecast
government figures published alongside last month's
Autumn Statement show: - spending on Housing Benefit for people in work set to rise
by over # 1bn over the next three years; - and downgraded projections for wage growth between 2015 and 2018 adding # 500m to the tax credit bill.
«Brexit means Brexit» may well have been devoid of meaning when trotted out
by Theresa May in her first speech and afterwards, but it became clear certainly
by autumn 2016 that the
government did intend to control immigration.
Last
autumn's Spending Review delivers a reduction in
government consumption that is judged
by the OBR to be the most sustained undertaken in the last hundred years of British history — barring the periods of demobilisation after the first and second world wars.
That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Welfare Benefits Up - rating Bill because it fails to address the reasons why the cost of benefits is exceeding the
Government's plans; notes that the Resolution Foundation has calculated that 68 per cent of households affected
by these measures are in work and that figures from the Institute for Fiscal Studies show that all the measures announced in the
Autumn Statement, including those in the Bill, will mean a single - earner family with children on average will be # 534 worse off
by 2015; further notes that the Bill does not include anything to remedy the deficiencies in the
Government's work programme or the slipped timetable for universal credit; believes that a comprehensive plan to reduce the benefits bill must include measures to create economic growth and help the 129,400 adults over the age of 25 out of work for 24 months or more, but that the Bill does not do so; further believes that the Bill should introduce a compulsory jobs guarantee, which would give long - term unemployed adults a job they would have to take up or lose benefits, funded
by limiting tax relief on pension contributions for people earning over # 150,000 to 20 per cent; and further believes that the proposals in the Bill are unfair when the additional rate of income tax is being reduced, which will result in those earning over a million pounds per year receiving an average tax cut of over # 100,000 a year.
Under the coalition's plans, revealed in the
autumn statement, the
government will legislate to ensure benefits rise
by just one per cent for three years, starting in 2013/14.
Conservative Chancellor George Osborne replaced the PBR and its policy announcements in 2010 with a new
Autumn Statement focusing on economic growth and
government finances as projected
by the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR).
Government sources said that ministers were demonstrating the importance they attach to helping businesses in such areas
by making the announcement four months ahead of the
autumn spending review.
This
autumn, more than 20 archaeologists and conservators from Iraq and the United States will enter Nimrud, which is now controlled
by the Iraqi
government after nearby military successes.
Precarious progress The sharp drop in the overall number of Ebola cases is a testament to the control efforts
by the
governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone; the belated arrival of massive international assistance last
autumn; and local populations who changed behaviours and practices to better control infection and spread (see «Cases
by country»).
In its submission to the Treasury ahead of the
Autumn Statement, the LGA has called on the
Government to take advantage of councils» unique position in the community and give them a clear and strategic role in overseeing local schools systems, accompanied
by appropriate resources, powers and flexibilities, so that they can support local school improvement and hold schools to account for education standards.
In his recent
Autumn Statement, George Osborne confirmed the
Government's commitment to the sector
by announcing an investment of # 1bn «to improve good schools» and build 100 new free schools and academies.
«In our submission to the Treasury ahead of the
Autumn Statement, we have called on the
Government to take advantage of councils» unique position in the community and give them a clear and strategic role in overseeing local schools systems, accompanied
by appropriate resources, powers and flexibilities, so that they can support local school improvement and hold schools to account for education standards.
Presented
by Chancellor George Osborne, the Spending Review sets out what
government spending will be over the next four years, while the
Autumn Statement is an annual update of
government plans for the economy.
The verdict has caused some to speculate that the
government was really just having a laugh when it comitted to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
by 80 % of 1990 levels last
autumn.
The study, carried out
by scientists from the NSW
government, the CSIRO and the Bureau of meteorology, also found that the most distinct increases in fire risk were in spring and
autumn, meaning the fire season was getting longer.
The argument of the Belgian authorities that the applicants could have applied for international protection in Lebanon is parred
by the AG
by referring to the decision of the Lebanese
government to suspend the registration of newly arriving asylum seekers in the
autumn of 2015 — a decision that was still in place when the Belgian authorities took their decision.
It will be implemented
by Autumn 2007, and provides for the establishment of the commission — a regulatory body independent of the
government — which replaces the Gaming Board for Great Britain.