Tag Archives: Budget 2020

24 September 2020 – the day’s press release

By Mark Valladares | Tue 29th September 2020 - 11:00 pm

I’ve taken a break from the press releases during conference in order to allow the story to tell itself, so to speak. But now it’s time to catch up, allowing those of us who didn’t attend conference to catch up on the main themes. But first, a piece of unfinished business…

Chancellor’s Job Support Scheme “falls short of what people need”

The Liberal Democrats have warned that the new Job Support Scheme outlined by the Chancellor “falls short of what people need” and are calling on the Chancellor to outline financial support measures for people still excluded from the Government’s schemes.

Liberal …

Thoughts on the budget – Part 2

By Michael Berwick-Gooding | Tue 17th March 2020 - 1:56 pm

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This is the second of two articles looking at last week’s budget. The focus of this article is the action the government announced to deal with the coronavirus.

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Thoughts on the Budget – Part 1

By Michael Berwick-Gooding | Tue 17th March 2020 - 9:00 am

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This is the first of two articles looking at last week’s budget.

Looking at the headlines of the budget there is much to welcome and support:

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Budget reveals weakness of the UK economy – the Lib Dem reaction to the budget

By NewsHound | Wed 11th March 2020 - 4:32 pm

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Responding to the Budget, Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said:

This Budget reveals the UK economy was alarmingly weak even before Coronavirus. The Government is desperate to blame anyone or anything but the reality is that it’s the Conservatives’ Brexit which is costing Britain’s economy dearly.

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