Per mile road pricing ‘most effective’ way to plug Treasury’s £40bn tax hole

Per mile road pricing is ‘one of the best fiscal changes’ that any government could make and must be introduced by the end of the decade, a report handed to MPs this week claims.  It said the pay-per-mile scheme should be mandatory in 2030 but electric vehicles drivers should be able to opt into the … Read more

Treasury’s top mandarin reveals David Cameron phoned and texted him for Greensill

The Treasury’s top civil servant today revealed that David Cameron called and texted him on behalf of Greensill at the height of the pandemic. Sir Tom Scholar said the former PM contacted him repeatedly in March and April last year as the financial firm pushed to be part of a government loan scheme. Giving evidence … Read more

UK Economy: Rishi Sunak to rewrite Treasury’s rules to help North

Rishi Sunak is set to rewrite Treasury’s rules to ‘level up’ the North: Chancellor will use spending review to ensure investment in infrastructure previously skewed towards London and South East Rishi Sunak set to abolish the Treasury’s ‘Green Book’ rules on public investment Critics say the rules have favoured pumping investment into wealthier areas Treasury … Read more

UK Economy: Rishi Sunak to rewrite Treasury’s rules to help North

Rishi Sunak is set to rewrite Treasury’s rules to ‘level up’ the North: Chancellor will use spending review to ensure investment in infrastructure previously skewed towards London and South East Rishi Sunak set to abolish the Treasury’s ‘Green Book’ rules on public investment Critics say the rules have favoured pumping investment into wealthier areas Treasury … Read more