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29 Apr 2013
The conversion of a coal-fired power station to biomass will be the first project to be backed by a UK Guarantee, the Treasury has announced.
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21 Dec 2012
Building-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels are to receive higher Government subsidies than ground-mounted projects, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced.
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12 Dec 2012
A 9.1% 'above the line' tax credit will be introduced for research and development (R&D) expenditure by large companies from 1 April 2013. Above the line treatment will be optional initially but will become compulsory from 1 April 2016, according...
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04 Sep 2012
The Government has not yet signed a contract to give FirstGroup the right to deliver rail services on the West Coast main line because of legal action initiated by rival group Virgin, the Transport Minister has said.
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20 Aug 2012
The Government should abandon plans to attract private investment for building new roads and instead focus on repairing and maintaining the UK's existing capacity, an influential transport lobby group has said.
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02 May 2012
The Government is considering tying payments due to school builders under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) agreement to environmental standards, with those that that deliver schools that do not meet required environmental performance standards paid...
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30 Apr 2012
Almost one third of small construction companies say that they have come close to being put out of business due to liquidity problems caused by late payments, according to new research.
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23 Apr 2012
The Government is "on track" to meet its spending reduction targets under its Infrastructure Cost Review programme, with projected savings of up to £1.5 billion already identified, the Treasury has announced.
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17 Apr 2012
The Government is seeking views on changes to six guidance documents relating to the planning regime for major infrastructure projects.
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13 Apr 2012
A Chinese company has signed a $2.4 billion contract to build part of a large power station in India, according to press reports. Power Construction Corporation will build the second phase of the Southern Indian facility, reports said .
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