Treasury<p>Budget 2018 announced Our Plan for the High Street, which will provide £1.5bn to support high streets as they adapt to meet the changing needs of shoppers.</p><p> </p><p>The Plan includes a £675m Future High Streets Fund, planning reform, a High Streets Taskforce and support for community assets.</p><p> </p><p>It also includes one third off small retailers’ business rates bills for two years from April. [This is worth almost £900m to businesses.]</p>NewarkRobert Jenrick2019-01-29false2019-01-29T15:12:59.757Z14TreasuryTreasury2019-01-29Retail Trade: Urban Areas1House of CommonsWhat fiscal steps he is taking to support the high street.falseNuneatonMr Marcus Jones908879Treasury<p>The Government welcome the fact that the OBR forecast real wages to increase in 2018, and to continue growing in every year of this parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking action to support incomes by increasing the National Living Wage, raising the personal allowance and freezing fuel duty.</p>SalisburyJohn Glen2018-04-17false2018-04-17T14:57:41.583Z14TreasuryTreasury2018-04-17Average Earnings1House of CommonsWhat assessment his Department has made of the effect on working people of the increase in real wages projected by the Office for Budget Responsibility.falseNuneatonMr Marcus Jones90479710012