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
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
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
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
Rachel Reeves demands SNP spend £3.4billion bailout to fix ‘out of control’ ailing NHS …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> RACHEL Reeves laid down the gauntlet to John Swinney as she challenged the SNP to spend their £3.4billion Budget bailout “wisely” to fix our ailing NHS. The Chancellor claimed waiting lists in Scotland were “out of control” … 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
Rachel Reeves finally admits her tax bomb Budget WILL hit your pocket with Brits left £300 worse off …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> TAX hikes in the Budget are set to hit workers in the pocket with lower pay increases, the Chancellor has said. Rachel Reeves conceded her decision to hike national insurance for employers could … Read more
You’ll be £300 WORSE off after Rachel Reeves’ £40BILLION tax bomb Budget batters future growth & sets inflation soaring – The Scottish Sun …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> YOU will be £300 worse off – as Rachel Reeves’ £40billion tax bomb Budget batters future growth and sets inflation soaring. Office for Budget Responsibility experts have found … Read more
Firms big and small slam Chancellor Rachel Reeves for saddling them with extra costs in her Budget …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> FIRMS big and small have slammed the Chancellor for saddling them with extra costs in her Budget. They say Rachel Reeves’ hike in taxes, despite a vow to be “pro-business”, contradicts her growth agenda. … Read more
Chancellor’s £40bn tax raid weakens future growth and inflation will be higher, spending watchdog warns …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> FUTURE growth has been weakened by the Chancellor’s £40billion tax raid, while mortgage rates and inflation will be higher, the spending watchdog says. Rachel Reeves’ claim that Labour was on a “mission for growth” was swiftly … Read more
Cheaper pints, surprise wage boost & fuel duty freeze in Budget – but £40BILLION tax blitz will pay for it – The Scottish Sun …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> RACHEL Reeves has today unleashed £40billion of tax rises on Brits – but spared hard-pressed drivers a crippling fuel duty hike. The Chancellor used the first Labour … Read more
Pack of cigarettes to rise as Rachel Reeves reveals tobacco hike …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THE price of a pack of cigarettes will rise after hike was confirmed in the government’s Autumn Statement. On Wednesday in the House of Commons, Chancellor Rachel Reeves revealed a range of plans relating to tax rises, benefits and pension … Read more
Autumn Budget 2024: Brits brace tax raid in Rachel Reeves’ gloomy Halloween Budget – with fags, booze & benefits at risk …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> By Harry Goodwin Today is the first Labour budget for 14 years – and the first ever to be delivered by a female Chancellor. Brits are bracing for a raft … Read more
Rachel Reeves to insist Brits must stomach tax rises of up to £35billion in Budget in order to make country better …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> RACHEL Reeves will today insist the prize of a better Britain is immense — but the country will have to stomach tax rises of up to £35billion. The Chancellor will … Read more
Three million workers to get £1,400 a YEAR pay rise in Budget as Rachel Reeves hikes National Living Wage …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> By Adele Cooke, Senior Consumer Reporter Income taxExperts suggest that Rachel Reeves could extend the “stealth” freeze on income tax thresholds for another two years. The personal allowance, which is the amount … Read more
Drinks giant makes last-ditch plea for Rachel Reeves to slash alcohol tax in Budget — or risk 9,000 pubs closing …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> DRINKS giant Diageo has made a last-ditch plea for Rachel Reeves to slash alcohol tax in tomorrow’s Budget — or risk 9,000 pubs closing. It has joined other industry leaders in … Read more