Call for government to speed up UKRI spending and boost growth
BioIndustry Association says chancellor should direct national funder to make its budget allocated for 2028-29 available in 2027-28

Call for government to speed up UKRI spending and boost growth
BioIndustry Association says chancellor should direct national funder to make its budget allocated for 2028-29 available in 2027-28
Exceptional Financial Support is no longer exceptional. 36 councils needed financial support to set balanced budgets for 2026/27.
Government must fix council finances and deliver real devolution at pace: https://orlo.uk/JHHAB
#LocalGov #AutumnBudget
The Government must use the Autumn Budget to secure the financial sustainability of the sector, to protect vital local services.
Read our submission: https://orlo.uk/sTwr9
#LocalGov #AutumnBudget
La domanda ora è se il Bilancio d'autunno riuscirà a rassicurare i creditori senza frenare l'economia, o se il ghiaccio è più sottile di quanto suggeriscano i numeri del Tesoro. #AutumnBudget #Gilt #EconomiaBritannica
Die Frage ist nun, ob der Herbsthaushalt die Kreditgeber beruhigen kann, ohne die Wirtschaft auszubremsen – oder ob das Eis dünner ist, als die Zahlen des Finanzministeriums vermuten lassen. #AutumnBudget #Gilts #UKEconomy
The question now is whether the Autumn Budget can reassure lenders without holding back the economy, or whether the ice is thinner than the Treasury's numbers suggest. #AutumnBudget #Gilts #UKEconomy
FSB's @craigbeaumont.bsky.social has been talking to @lbc.co.uk about the impact of rising fuel prices on small businesses, and with the #AutumnBudget only a few weeks away, what action the Government can take to support small firms with costs 👇
FYI: Swinney backs cut to U.K. spirits duty before Autumn Budget #UKSpirits #ScotchWhisky #WhiskyLovers #AutumnBudget #SpiritsDuty
FYI: John Swinney urges the Treasury to cut Scotch whisky duty in the Autumn Budget #ScotchWhisky #WhiskyDuty #AutumnBudget #JohnSwinney #SpiritsIndustry
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John Swinney urges the Treasury to cut Scotch whisky duty in the Autumn Budget #ScotchWhisky #WhiskyDuty #AutumnBudget #Treasury #SpiritsIndustry
The #AutumnBudget is fast approaching, and we are calling for the Chancellor to do the right thing: protect and invest in #Charities that work hard every day to support the nation's mental health.
Read our key budget priorities: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Right now inadequate local housing allowance is leaving families struggling.
The government must help families homeless in temporary accommodation move into a home by unfreezing LHA in the #AutumnBudget
Today’s headlines make it clear, we have spent years treating the symptoms of the housing emergency, without addressing its cause – not enough social rent homes.
The government must use the #AutumnBudget to get councils building again.
The latest edition of #Education Matters for non-members of ASCL includes our submission to HM Treasury ahead of the #AutumnBudget, our early bird offer for #ASCL2027, along with details of our special September joining offer for non-members.
In our submission to HM Treasury ahead of the #AutumnBudget, we call on the government to set a maximum workplace temperature and provide the resources to ensure that all #education settings can maintain those conditions for pupils and staff.
Full comment and submission:
https://ow.ly/5SUu50ZLYnv