The UK's interest rate has been raised to 5.25% by the Bank of England, as it continues to try and bring inflation under control.
The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee increased the rate by…
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The UK's interest rate has been raised to 5.25% by the Bank of England, as it continues to try and bring inflation under control.
The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee increased the rate by…
The UK is set for five years of lost economic growth, according to research from think tank the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR).
The NIESR said the series of shocks…
The UK's base rate of interest was held at 5.25% in September as the rate of inflation fell to 6.7% in the year to August 2023.
The fall in the rate of inflation surprised economists, who…
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt used his Autumn Statement to make Full Expensing permanent for those businesses investing in IT equipment, plant and machinery.
The Chancellor said he was aiming to…
The UK is at risk of recession after revised figures showed the economy shrank between July and September, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Gross domestic product,…
Government borrowing fell to £7.8 billion in December 2023 giving Chancellor Jeremy Hunt more scope to make the tax cuts he has hinted at in the Spring Budget.
The Office for National Statistics…
The government has named and shamed over 500 UK employers for underpaying their employees.
524 businesses were named for failing to pay the minimum wage to pay 172,000 workers, with offending…
Higher than expected government borrowing has reduced the Chancellor's 'wiggle room' at a pre-election Budget.
Government borrowing - the difference between spending and tax income…
Almost 300,000 self assessment taxpayers filed their return in the first week of the new tax year, HMRC has revealed.
The early filers were almost 10 months ahead of the 31 January 2025 deadline.
Almost…
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