All Budget articles
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Comment
Reeves’ first Budget must back growth ambitions with infrastructure spending
We all know the government is facing financial constraints and tough choices are needed, but ministers need to stimulate rather than stifle economic recovery
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Comment
This was not the Budget to fix broken Britain
Radical thinking and major surgery are urgently needed, but the chancellor offered little  in yesterday’s statement to get the industry excited, writes Richard Steer
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Comment
Why counting the cost of carbon is anything but straightforward
Is the price of carbon emissions going up or down? It might depend on who you are and where your project is located, writes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis. That is not a good thingÂ
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Comment
We’ve lost our lead in the fight against climate change. Now it’s crunch time
The muted response to the UK’s latest climate change progress report highlights that the current approach isn’t working, observes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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Comment
L&G Modular’s closure shows there’s a limit to the patience of slow capital
Legal & General’s recent withdrawal from the offsite housing market is a wake-up call for policy makers relying on institutions to fund ambitious infrastructure plans, says Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
Looser immigration rules will not fix construction's labour crisis, Gleeds survey finds
Report also reveals hopes for AI productivity boost
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Comment
Hunt’s Budget shifted emphasis from recovery to re-set
Many of the chancellor’s announcements will only bear fruit in the longer term. Whether that is in time to save the Tories at the next general election remains to be seen, writes Simon Rawlinson of ArcadisÂ
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IR35 reforms junked and tax cuts ditched in new chancellor’s £32bn mini-budget climbdown
More details on off payroll rules set to be announced later this afternoon
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Crossrail: How the delay has unfolded
How much is Crossrail going to cost? ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV reveals what we know about the rail project’s delayÂ
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
Sunak announces business rates relief for property improvements
Policy was one highlight of budget and autumn spending review otherwise light on new construction spending
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Sunak to deliver 2021 Budget: ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV preview
Tax rises expected as chancellor tries to claw back cost of covid
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
Workloads for SMEs flagging, FMB warns
Number of builders reporting less work increased in Q4 last year, survey finds
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Comment
Budget 2020: A Budget promise made is not always a promise kept
I would love to be confident in Sunak’s infrastructure funding but many factors are in play
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
Sunak delivers ‘jam tomorrow’ Budget
Billions for infrastructure and housing, but new chancellor’s announcements were short on detail
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Comment
Thank you Rishi Sunak for still investing in infrastructure
The chancellor had to address the coronavirus but he did make long term promises too - it would just be good to have some more detail
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
Cautious approval for Sunak’s first Budget
Chancellor pledges billions to fund industry projects
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Comment
Coronavirus and construction: Brace yourselves
Lock-downs and quarantines may be the tip of the iceberg for construction
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
Bank of England cuts interest rates as construction looks for infrastructure answers in Budget
Rishi Sunak’s Budget due this afternoon
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Features
Man with a plan: How is Kier faring under Andrew Davies?
The fallout from putting its housing arm up for sale and cutting 1,200 jobs
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Features
Budget preview: what can construction expect?
In what will be Rishi Sunak’s first Budget, Tom Lowe considers what construction can look forward to