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The following are the latest Wholebuild News articles for September 2011.
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Sep 27, 2011
Plans to Slash VAT to 5% for Home Improvements
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has set out a stimulus package that would see VAT slashed to 5% for home improvements and extend the bankers bonus tax to pay for 25,000 affordable homes.
He also called on the government to bring forward genuine long-term …
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Sep 19, 2011
GGF and FENSA issue warning over Green Deal Misinformation
Following a recent explosion of misinformation appearing in print and online about the Government’s Green Deal initiative, the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) and its sister company FENSA have issued a joint statement warning members, companies and …
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Sep 15, 2011
100 New Schools to be Built Using an “Improved” PFI Funding Model
The current news headlines are concentrating on the efficacy, or otherwise, of the government’s spending cuts in achieving both economic growth and deficit reduction. Whatever the outcome of that debate it remains true that the government has significant …
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Sep 13, 2011
The battle over the National Planning Policy Framework is becoming increasingly fierce
House builder fight back with the facts
The Home Builder Federation has issued a fact sheet to help properly inform the heated debate over proposed planning reforms.
The battle over the National Planning Policy Framework is becoming increasingly fierce …
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Sep 9, 2011
Join the campaign to cut VAT on all home repair, maintenance and improvement work
Modern Masonry Alliance fully supports the Cut the VAT Campaign, which argues that VAT on all home repair, maintenance and improvement work should be reduced from 20% to 5%.
Independent research shows that this particular change to VAT rates would bring …
