Economy at Your Favorite Things

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• HM Treasury   - Information on the UK's financial affairs department, responsible for the finances of Government and the economic affairs of the UK.

• Bank of England - Controls the money supply and inflation and sets the base interest rate.
• Business Link - Official government service, providing advice and information for new and small businesses.
• Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt - Responsible for the investment and management of government funds. Provides information about its role and the funds that it manages.
• The Euro - Information and advice on the new European Union currency.
• Financial Services Authority - FSA. Responsible for the regulation of UK financial system.
• Government Economic Services - Provides career and recruitment information on the Government Economic Services, the largest employer of professional economists in the UK with nearly 600 people working in 30 government departments and agencies.
• Guardian Unlimited Politics Special Reports - Economics - Ongoing news and analysis about Gordon Brown's economic policies including taxes, pensions, budgets, unions, employment, spending and other topics. With interviews, spending reviews and full archives.
• Guardian Unlimited Special Reports - Budget 2004 - Includes the full text and key points with news, comment and analysis. With personal budget calculator, talk boards and full archives.
• Insolvency Service - Deals with insolvency matters in England and Wales and some limited insolvency matters in Scotland. Provides detailed practical information on how to deal with insolvency matters.
• Institute of Public Finance - Finance Theme - News and information on UK public finance from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.
• Invest to Save Budget (ISB) - ISB provides funds to encourage two or more public bodies to jointly initiate new processes to provide streamlined, or simply better modes of service.
• National Insurance Contributions Office - Manages the UK National Insurance system. Site provides information on National Insurance, how the system is administered and rates and allowances.
• National Savings - Information and advice from the state-owned investments organisation.
• Public Works Loan Board - Makes loans from the National Loans Fund (NLF) to local government authorities and other prescribed bodies. Site describes the work of the Board and its lending arrangements.
• UK Financial Sector Continuity - Joint programme from the Bank of England, Her Majesty's Treasury and the Financial Services Authority to promote and share information about financial sector contingency planning.
• UK Trade and Investment - British government agency that helps US companies looking to set or expand in the United Kingdom.
• United Kingdom Debt Management Office - Issues, and sometimes purchases, £-denominated government debt, being gilts and Treasury bills.
• Whole of Government Accounts Programme - Treasury-led exercise to publish a fully audited Whole of Government Account (WGA) for 2005/06 based on Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP), covering the whole of the United Kingdom public sector. Site provides details of the programme, resources and an FAQ.