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UK’s Labour government raises taxes by £40 billion in new…
Reeves is gambling that borrowing to invest will pay off: IFS directorRachel Reeves is gambling that a big cash injection for public services over the next two
Nuclear submarine shipyard fire at Barrow-in-Furness leaves two in hospital
Two people have been taken to hospital after a “significant” fire broke out at BAE Systems’ nuclear submarine shipyard in Cumbria.Residents said they saw
Budget 2024 live: Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £40bn, with…
Drivers will breath a sigh of relief on fuel duty - RACpublished at 19:24 Greenwich Mean Time19:24 GMTSimon BrowningTransport producerImage source, EPAThe chanc
Reeves to promise ‘wealth and opportunity for all’ in major…
The UK’s national minimum wage is to rise by a higher than expected 6.7% next year, Rachel Reeves has announced before a multi-billion pound tax-raising budge
Minimum wage to rise to £12.21 an hour next year
Getty ImagesMinimum wages will rise in April, with hourly rates for over-21s set to go up to £12.21 an hour, the chancellor has confirmed ahead of Wednesday's
‘The rich need to pay more’: Britons’ hopes and fears…
Seven Britons share their hopes and fears about the chancellor Rachel Reeves’s first budget, and weigh up the needs of pensioners, those unable to work and sm
Jon and Sam Stannah: the father and son taking the…
Sam Stannah is only 31 but is already feeling the pressure to produce the next generation to lead the family-owned lift business. In a recent blooper reel from
Number of UK mortgage approvals at highest level since 2022…
Demand for new home loans has risen to its highest level in more than two years as falling interest rates attract buyers back into the property market.Figures f
UK Budget and US Election Hot Topics at Pension Seminar
The impact of the upcoming UK Budget and US election on pensions and investment markets was a key focal point at Quantum Advisory’s latest event. Finance, HR
SME technology investment could add £79 million to UK economy,…
SMEs could contribute an additional £79 million to the UK economy in the next 12 months, if they prioritise invest
Businesses Call on Government to Back the South Wales and…
Over 45 businesses and local authority leaders have written to UK and Welsh Government ministers to ask them to back a new plan to double the size of South Wal
