the government has announced vs the government have announced

Both "the government has announced" and "the government have announced" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "The government has announced" is used when referring to the government as a singular entity, while "the government have announced" is used in British English when referring to the government as a group of individuals.

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the government has announced

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the government as a singular entity.

This phrase is used when talking about an announcement made by the government as a single entity.

Examples:

The government has announced new measures to tackle climate change.
The government has announced a new policy on education.
The government has announced a new budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

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In the wake of these events, the government has announced a price freeze for basic necessities.
whereas a thorough reform of the judicial system is of crucial importance to the democratisation of the country and whereas the government has announced the abolition of the state security courts, which will be an important step in that direction,
The Government has announced that it will regard that amount as revenue for balance-of-payments calculations.
The government has announced that all medical overflow camps will now stay open.
The government has announced that it wishes to amend this article.
The government has announced that it will investigate these deaths and those which occurred in the last few days must also be included in this investigation.
The government has announced that it does not envisage any special protection measures and certainly not mobilisation of the army.
The government has announced tax rises and an increase in social security contributions, as well as an increase in planned efficiency savings in public services from 2010/2011 onwards.
Since then, the Government has announced various alternative projects, but to date no serious, credible alternative to the Ebro water transfer scheme exists.
Day 61 of the government has announced that all medical overflow camps will now stay open.
In India, the government has announced the establishment of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) to address inter-regulatory coordination issues and provide macro-prudential supervision.
Last year, only two death sentences were carried out and the government has announced that it will promote a new law that will create the possibility for judges to substitute life without parole for the death penalty for capital crimes.
In the United Kingdom, the government has announced the largest level of borrowing in our history.
Commission practice is to include in its economic forecasts the eventual impact on government accounts of judiciary decisions only when an official estimate is available and the government has announced the necessary implementing decisions.
In view of this new study, the government has announced that it is postponing its final decision, and is going to have comparative studies of the two sites, Ota and Alcochete, carried out over the next six months.
Portugal shall implement fully the fiscal consolidation measures foreseen in the 2011 budget amounting to around EUR 9 billion and the additional consolidation measures that the government has announced since then.
The government has announced that citizens may not leave the country without authorization.

Alternatives:

the government announced
the government will announce
the government is announcing
the government will be announcing
the government had announced

the government have announced

This phrase is correct in British English when referring to the government as a group of individuals.

This phrase is used in British English when talking about an announcement made by the government as a group of individuals.

Examples:

The government have announced plans to invest in infrastructure.
The government have announced new regulations for the industry.
The government have announced changes to the tax system.

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On the back of our report, a number of Member States - not only those mentioned, namely Portugal and Spain, but also Finland and the Dutch Government - have announced their intention to promote the liberalisation of the labour markets in Europe at the earliest opportunity.
Both the Danish Government and the German Federal Government have announced that legislative measures are being taken to change the practice in the area so that the deposit requirement also covers border trade and cans exported to Denmark.
Since the 1990s, Morocco's successive governments have announced their willingness to ensure that human rights are respected and to move forward in the process of democratising Moroccan society.
The Government announced today... daily water supply is cut to four hours.
The government announced Pretty Lake a no-fly zone.
Soon after the disaster, the government announced that reconstruction demand and higher prices would bring about relatively rapid economic recovery.
On 12 December, the government announced the establishment of an inter-Departmental Commission to inquire into the events.
At the start of 2013, the government announced that it was targeting ten million new urban jobs.
More recently, the Government announced a higher deficit target of 4,4 % of GDP.
In October 2008, the government announced an increase in the guarantee on deposits held with banks in Malta from EUR 20000 to EUR 100000.
In mid-January, the Government announced yet again a lower deficit forecast of 5,7 % of GDP.
In light of the worsened economic outlook, the government announced a second set of measures on 16 February 2009.
In the recent budget speech the Government announced that with effect from 1 January 2009 this illegal VAT system on vehicle registration would be abolished as per Legal Notice 335 of 2008.
This is exclusive footage obtained from those still left inside the quarantine area last night, just before the government announced Pretty Lake a no-fly zone.
Early this morning in Abbudin, the government announced that Basaam Al Fayead has been executed.
The French government announced her death this morning.
The government announced in the budget law for 2010 that the RGPP would be extended to other central bodies and further reforms are expected to be announced in autumn.
On 16 February, the Government announced further structural reforms in the area of pension, social benefits, and local governments.
On 10 July 2011, the US Government announced it would withhold USD 800 million in military assistance to the Government of Pakistan.
On 4 September 2009 the Government announced that definitive agreements had been reached regarding the capitalisation of Arion Bank and the basis for compensation.

Alternatives:

the government have been announcing
the government have made an announcement
the government have been making announcements
the government have been announcing
the government have been announcing

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the government has announced vs the government have announced