Autumn statement
Building
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Autumn statement response: A step forward but where to?
02 December 2011
Quite a package of interventions but an overall infrastructure vision is still missing, says Richard Threlfall, KPMG’s UK head of infrastructure
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Autumn statement response: New ways of raising the readies
02 December 2011
Of real interest is what the chancellor said about funding, says Simon Rawlinson, head of strategic research & insight at EC Harris
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Pension fund vehicle to be set up 'within four months'
1 Dec 11
Government to create platform for £20bn of institutional investment in infrastructure schemes
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George's announcements welcome but drop in spending remains
29 Nov 11
The government is taking investment in the built environment seriously but plans lack substance
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CPA: Infrastructure boost could create £75bn in economic activity
29 Nov 11
Construction Products Association praises autumn statement but notes fall in capital spending on infrastructure
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Danny Alexander to chair infrastructure committee
29 Nov 11
Announcement comes as detailed 500-strong pipeline of works published
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Osborne statement prompts speculation about 'retooled PFI'
29 Nov 11
Turner & Townsend suggests smaller infrastructure projects still need the “tarnished” funding model
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Autumn statement is ‘missed opportunity’, says Green Building Council
29 Nov 11
Disappointment as no more Green Deal incentives appear in Osborne’s announcement
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Details of Osborne's bold infrastructure plan unclear
29 Nov 11
Success of the chancellor’s infrastructure plan hinges on the involvement of pension funds, which is unclear
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Chancellor reveals extra £1.2bn for school capital projects
29 Nov 11
Extra funding will be split between budget for building free schools and address school place shortages
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Engineers welcome National Infrastructure Plan
29 Nov 11
Government’s investment push gets warm reception from the sector
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CBI praises Osborne's 'Plan A Plus'
29 Nov 11
Business lobbying group called autumn statement realistic and ‘imaginative’
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Autumn statement at a glance
29 Nov 11
The key points for construction, including a list of the infrastructure projects confirmed today
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Industry split on Osborne's housing strategy
29 Nov 11
Right-to-buy policy draws praise, but FMB says chancellor missed opportunity to support small businesses
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Osborne sets £40bn ceiling for credit easing
29 Nov 11
First £20bn of SME finance will be made available over the next two years
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Live autumn statement 2011 as it happened
29 Nov 11
Minute-by-minute coverage of the autumn statement
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Osborne axes stamp duty relief to help home buyers
29 Nov 11
Announcement contained in supporting documents of autumn statement
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Osborne pledges to “get Britain building again”
29 Nov 11
£10bn switch to capital spending from revenue spending announced over the next two parliaments
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Osborne to back Battersea tube extension
29 Nov 11
Project would create two new rail stations and cost between £750m and £950m
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Can George fill the funding gap for construction? The short answer is no and the long answer is no
29 Nov 11
Large sums will be promised in the autumn statement but it won’t be any where near enough
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Osborne set to downgrade growth forecasts
29 Nov 11
Official economic data set to dominate today’s autumn statement
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Government to pledge extra £600m for school buildings
28 Nov 11
Chancellor will announce new funding in tomorrow’s Autumn Statement
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How realistic are the chancellor's infrastructure plans?
28 Nov 11
What the National Infrastructure Plan will mean for construction
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What to look for in the Autumn Statement
25 Nov 11
Expect downward forecasts, infrastructure plans and a grand rehash of existing policy
