Treasury

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt put major tax cuts, green manufacturing support, and grid planning reform at centrepiece of his new economic strategy - but will it be enough to revive the UK's sluggish economy?

Tax break expected to form centrepiece of Autumn Statement plans to business investment, alongside £320m in backing for 'high-growth' science and tech firms via new investment vehicles

Billions of pounds earmarked to support clean tech manufacturing industries, including electric vehicles, batteries, renewables, carbon capture, and hydrogen over the course of the next Parliament

Move follows three-month consultation earlier this year on establishing potential regulatory regime for ESG ratings providers

Venture Capital Investment Compact backed by HM Treasury aims to unlock £50bn of UK retirement money into high-growth companies by 2030

Concerns continue to mount that next month's Contracts for Difference auction may fail to deliver on UK ambitions for offshore wind capacity

Party insists it remains fully committed to borrowing to invest in UK green economy if it wins next election, but acknowledges it will not achieve £28bn target until second half of Parliament

Report from Onward warns hydrogen levy could raise household bills by 10 per cent to £118 which it has branded as “unfair” and proposes alternative

FairCharge demands changes to Treasury rules that mean formerly fossil-fuelled cars converted to electric powertrains still face higher charges

Changes aimed at driving more investment into advanced processes that use chemicals to break down plastic into feedstocks for making new materials