http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15910678#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Autumn Statement 2011 section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15910678#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 Chancellor George Osborne announces a two year pay cap for public sector workers and lowers UK growth forecasts in the Autumn Statement. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15931086#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15931086 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:01:05 GMT Forecasts for government borrowing are increased while growth forecasts are cut by the Office for Budget Responsibility. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15941412#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15941412 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:21:56 GMT Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls says latest growth figures show the government's Plan A has "failed colossally". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15936372#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15936372 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:25:34 GMT Reaction to Chancellor George Osborne's 2011 Autumn Statement on the UK economy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15948853#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15948853 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:32:39 GMT Eight million people aged under 52 will have to work longer owing to moves to introduce a state pension age of 67 earlier than planned. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15940392#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15940392 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:04:22 GMT The government is set to increase the levy on bank borrowing in the UK again, as revenues fall short of target. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15935900#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15935900 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:37:26 GMT Unions say a two-year cap on public sector pay rises is "another punch" for workers, on the eve of a mass strike over pension plans. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15940365#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15940365 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:50:15 GMT The rise in fuel duty of 3p a litre planned for January will be cancelled, Chancellor George Osborne has announced. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15938132#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15938132 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:05:52 GMT Chancellor George Osborne announces a series of new policies, including a £40bn "credit easing" scheme to make it simpler for small firms to get loans. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15937366#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15937366 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:24:02 GMT Chancellor George Osborne announces £200m for science in his Autumn Statement, including a new animal health laboratory. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15939275#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15939275 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:42:01 GMT Extra nursery places for two-year-olds and specialist maths colleges are announced in the chancellor's Autumn Statement. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15937325#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15937325 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:15:50 GMT First-time buyers will no longer receive an exemption from stamp duty from March 2012 as the government says the relief was "ineffective". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15944999#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15944999 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:20:15 GMT The UK government is to kick-start an innovative project to fly radar spacecraft around the Earth with an initial investment of £21m. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15899186#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15899186 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:21:54 GMT The government announces a major drive to encourage investment in large infrastructure projects - as a respected economic think tank says the UK is likely to slip back into recession. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15914145#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15914145 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:25:01 GMT Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says a £1bn plan to provide subsidised work and training placements will "provide hope" to thousands of young people. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15878796#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15878796 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:50:05 GMT David Cameron vows to restart the housing market as he unveils a range of plans including help for buyers of new homes in England. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15810966#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15810966 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:24:31 GMT UK economic growth will be "flat or close to zero" over the next six months, Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King tells MPs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15927829#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15927829 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:15:45 GMT Bank of England rate-setter Martin Weale says the UK economy will take more than five years to recover and more quantitative easing may be needed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15888358#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15888358 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:28:04 GMT Official estimates for public sector job losses are too conservative to meet government spending cuts, an independent forecasting group says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15907858#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15907858 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 04:45:23 GMT Firms are revising their job and investment plans after a "sharp fall" in confidence among senior business leaders, a new report warns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15808916#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15808916 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:03:21 GMT The number of 16- to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training rises to a record level. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15870240#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15870240 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:29:58 GMT The number of people out of work rose by 15,000 to 2.52 million in the three months to March. See the areas most affected by unemployment on an interactive map. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10604117#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10604117 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:41:11 GMT George Osborne has delivered his Autumn Statement to the House of Commons. BBC News website readers have been reacting to the measures announced by the chancellor. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15943179#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15943179 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:08:34 GMT It's as bland a title as it can get, so why is the chancellor's Autumn Statement so important? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15929190#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15929190 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:58:14 GMT You pay your taxes, but what do you get in return? Our calculator will tell you! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13633966#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13633966 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:17:00 GMT The chancellor said much of Europe was heading towards recession as he pledged to do "whatever it takes" to protect Britain and keep interest rates low. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15942102#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15942102 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:58:13 GMT Ahead of the chancellor's Autumn Statement on the UK economy, the BBC's Economics Editor Stephanie Flanders and Political Editor Nick Robinson discuss the balancing act faced by George Osborne. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15921568#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15921568 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:10:39 GMT The Chancellor, George Osborne, will try to convince the markets and voters that his austerity measures are working. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15932936#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15932936 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:58:58 GMT Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Paul Johnson gives his analysis on what we are to expect in the chancellor's Autumn Statement http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9650000/9650551.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9650000/9650551.stm Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:49:28 GMT What the latest policy announcements from Chancellor George Osborne mean for the pound in your pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15940593#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15940593 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:28:21 GMT The key points of Chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement on the economy http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15937446#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15937446 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:18:26 GMT The BBC's deputy political editor James Landale says George Osborne's gloomy Autumn Statement will alter the nature of political debate for years to come. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15952413#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15952413 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:01:48 GMT The Autumn Statement from the chancellor has proved every bit as gloomy as forecast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15944200#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15944200 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:08:46 GMT This is the statement that George Osborne never wanted to make. It told the country that the government will not have balanced the books by the next election. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15934532#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15934532 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:15:07 GMT Newsnight's Economics editor Paul Mason gives his initial analysis of Chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15943468#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15943468 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:41:17 GMT Tax expert John Whiting explains the chancellor's measures http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15945465#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15945465 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:02:18 GMT Bankers will be furious that the chancellor is imposing a third bank-levy increase in less than a year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15934692#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15934692 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:43:02 GMT The government plans to build more homes - so what are the details? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15837591#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15837591 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:37:55 GMT Cuts, taxes and growth incentives - what was in Chancellor George Osborne's Budget mix? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12745752#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12745752 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:10:26 GMT