Gloomy pre-Budget warnings led to stalled growth in Labour’s first three months in power, figures show …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> GLOOMY pre-Budget warnings led to stalled growth in Labour’s first three months in power, figures show. The economy grew just 0.1 per cent between July and September amid low business confidence. 2 Chancellor Rachel Reeves … Read more
Rachel Reeves pools £1.3trillion of pension savings in bid to boost investment in Britain and rip up financial red tape …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THE Chancellor last night attempted to win back the City with plans to create pension megafunds to boost investment in Britain and rip up financial red tape. Just a fortnight after … Read more
Prices at budget shops Lidl and Aldi set to rise with other high street favourites to follow …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> BRITS on a budget are to face even higher prices at discount shops such as Aldi and Lidl because of the Chancellor’s tax raid. Low-cost retailers left to find an estimated extra £200million by … Read more
Chaos for Brits as Rachel Reeves’s Budget hike on employers’ costs is set ‘to shut even more dental practices’ …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> MORE Brits are facing pulling their own teeth out — as the hike on employers’ costs is set to prove a pain for dentists. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is already facing fury over … Read more
Exact amount DWP payments for parents will rise next year including child benefit and tax credits …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> PARENTS who get benefits should see payments rise by 1.7% from next April, helping them to manage the increasing cost of living. Chancellor Rachel Reeves, confirmed in the Budget that all working age benefits would … Read more
Urgent warning to first-time buyers after Budget tax hike – five ways you can beat soaring costs …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> FIRST-TIME buyers face paying £1,400 MORE in tax to buy a home after Rachel Reeves’ Budget. The Chancellor had promised to make it easier to get on the housing ladder – but experts are … Read more
Jeremy Clarkson’s fury as farmers blocked from ‘tractor tax’ protest while Just Stop Oil & pro-Palestinian demos allowed …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> JEREMY Clarkson told of his fury tonight after farmers were apparently blocked from protesting in the capital against Labour’s hated “tractor tax”. He was among hundreds planning to attend a rally on November … Read more
Shoppers to face food price hike after Budget’s tax raid on employers, warns Sainsbury’s boss …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> SHOPPERS will face higher food prices after the Budget’s tax raid on employers, the boss of Sainsbury’s has said. Simon Roberts, chief executive of the UK’s second biggest supermarket, said the National Insurance hike would cost … Read more
Primark boss slams Rachel Reeves’ Budget after it added ‘tens of millions’ to staffing costs …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THE boss of Primark blasted Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget yesterday — claiming it had added “tens of millions” to staffing costs. George Weston, chief executive of its owner, Associated British Foods, told The Sun that it … Read more
Penny off a pint will make NO difference to struggling pubs, Rachel Reeves warned …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A “PENNY off a pint” will make no difference to struggling pubs, Rachel Reeves was warned today. New polling by Survation found that 88 per cent of landlords think the Chancellor’s 1p budget tax cut for draught … Read more
Hundreds of struggling pharmacies at risk of closing due to the Budget …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> HUNDREDS of local pharmacies are at risk of closure from the Budget, threatening Brits ability to access much needed medications. Struggling pharmacies are already closing at a rate of seven a week due to rising cost pressures and squeezed … Read more
Cost of breakfast staple set to soar in price due to Budget’s hated tax on farms …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THE COST of British sausages could soar because of the hated farmers tax, experts warned last night. Farmers are mutinying and considering mass protests after being clobbered by an inheritance tax raid on farms worth … Read more
The Sun saves motorists £100bn after long-running battle to keep fuel duty frozen …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THE Sun’s long-running battle to keep fuel duty frozen has saved cash-strapped drivers a total of £100billion, according to the spending watchdog. And, in a telling tribute to our campaign, the decision not to raise pump prices in … Read more
From new death tax to boosting your state pension – how to protect your finances after Rachel Reeves’ Budget …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> MILLIONS of households will see their finances shaken up after Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave her first Budget this week. But how can you protect your family’s funds? Lana Clements explains everything you … Read more
Labour’s Budget might give the country a sugar rush of growth but soon we’ll all end up paying more – and here’s why …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> ONCE the noise has died down, what people really need to know from a Budget is how it affects them. No one was expecting this one to be … Read more
Rachel Reeves provokes fury after admitting her Budget tax raid on business WILL hit workers’ pockets …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> RACHEL Reeves has provoked fury after admitting her Budget tax raid on business will hit workers in the pocket. The Chancellor conceded that hard-working employees will be affected by their bosses paying more National Insurance … Read more
Budget has wiped more than £1billion off Britain’s biggest high street names …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> MORE than £1billion has been wiped off Britain’s biggest high street names as investors digested the Budget’s hit of higher employment costs. The move to hike employers’ National Insurance Contributions is set to hit the retail sector — which … Read more
Out-of-touch boffins slam Rachel Reeves for freezing fuel duty instead of balancing books …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> OUT-OF-TOUCH boffins yesterday slammed Rachel Reeves for dodging a fuel duty hike instead of balancing the books. The Chancellor used her Budget to freeze rates at the pump in a major victory for The Sun’s Keep It Down … Read more
We’ve been shafted by Labour, blasts Jeremy Clarkson as farmers slam Budget and warn of food shortages …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> FUMING farmers say Chancellor Rachel Reeves is risking food shortages and strikes with her Budget tax raid on their land. Agricultural workers threatened to down tools as they railed against a new 20 per … Read more
The 14 benefit rises confirmed in the Budget including Universal Credit and six frozen – see how more you’ll get …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> MILLIONS of households will receive boosted benefit payments starting in April 2025. Benefits typically increase each Spring to keep pace with the rising costs of essentials such as food, fuel, and … Read more