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Government finances in surplus but pressure builds on Reeves

Posted by February 21, 2025

Michael Race & Harry FarleyBusiness reporter & political correspondent BBC newsBBCPressure has increased on the chancellor's tax and spending plans afte

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Government finances in surplus but pressure builds on Reeves

Posted by February 21, 2025

The government tends to take more in tax than it spends in January compared with other times of the year due to the amount it receives in self-assessed taxes in

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Four banks fined by UK regulator over gilt information sharing

Posted by February 21, 2025

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Four banks have agreed to pay fines

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UK budget surplus for January falls short of expectations

Posted by February 21, 2025

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The UK’s public finances swung to

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Rachel Reeves given smaller than expected £15bn tax boost to…

Posted by February 21, 2025

A rise in self-assessment and capital gains tax receipts gave the UK’s public finances a smaller than expected £15.4bn lift in January.The surplus is still t

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‘Bad news continues’ for Rachel Reeves as UK’s January budget…

Posted by February 21, 2025

Bad news continues for Chancellor, says Capital EconomicsCity consultancy Capital Economics have a blunt verdict on January’s record budget surplus – the â€

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Hargreaves Lansdown chief warns against scrapping UK cash Isa

Posted by February 21, 2025

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The chief executive of Hargreaves L

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UK’s development investment arm spent £7mn on business class flights

Posted by February 21, 2025

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The UK government’s investment ar

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UK hiring on the rise as confidence lifts, research suggests

Posted by February 21, 2025

Companies have ramped up hiring in recent weeks while consumer confidence has started to rise, research suggests, in a boost for Rachel Reeves as the government

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Chancellor backs Britain’s financial services to drive development and kickstart…

Posted by February 20, 2025

Chancellor launches coalition to improve sustainable sovereign debt financing to developing economies, shoring up London’s position as develop

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Birkenstock sandals are not art, says German court

Posted by February 20, 2025

Birkenstocks' popularity means rivals often sell knock-off versions, prompting the firm to make the claim to protect what it called its "iconic design".In this

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UK-Israel Business announces its new executive director – Jewish News

Posted by February 20, 2025

UK-Israel Business (UKIB), the bilateral Chamber of Commerce, has appointed Shira Goldblum as its new executive director. Formerly head of business develo

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