{
  "id": 163928,
  "title": "Government contracts to require job creation instead of green targets under new rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/government-contracts-to-require-job-creation-instead-of-green-targets",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-04T21:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/04/government-contracts-to-require-job-creation-instead-of-green-targets-under-new-rules"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Louise Haigh says taxpayer money must benefit local communities amid backlash from environmental groups Ministers will scrap the requirement for companies to prove their green and progressive values before they are awarded government contracts, and instead ask firms to prove they will help young people back into work. As part of a government push to reduce the number of people not in education,…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Business",
        "title": "Government to prioritise job creation in awarding public contracts under new rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/government-to-prioritise-job-creation-in-awarding-public-contracts",
        "published": "2026-08-05T10:10:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}