Tag: George Osborne

Green Investment Bank to be privatised

The government has hung a ‘for sale’ notice on the door of the Green Investment Bank in a bid to move it into the private sector. The government and Green Investment Bank will together meet potential investors in the Green

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George Osborne makes municipal revolution his first priority

In his first post-election speech George Osborne has set out ‘revolutionary’ plans for English cities to get powers over housing, healthcare, transport, planning and policing. A Cities Devolution Bill will be in the Queen’s Speech later this month. The legislation

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Carillion plans to create 5000 new apprenticeships

Carillion has set a target of creating 1,000 new apprenticeships a year for the next five years. Apprentices will be spread across Carillion’s network of training centres and will be working across the various parts of the business, from construction

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Positive news for apprenticeships

From April 2016 the government will make it cheaper for employers to take on an apprentice by abolishing employer National Insurance contributions for apprentices aged under 25, George Osborne announced  in the Autumn Statement. Kevin Wellman, chief executive officer for the Chartered

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