Bank of England raises base rate

The Bank of England (BoE) has raised UK interest rates by half a percentage point to 3.5%.

It is the ninth consecutive increase and takes the base rate to its highest level for 14 years as…

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Spring Budget must ease cost pressures on businesses, says BCC

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has urged Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use the upcoming Spring Budget to help ease cost pressures on small businesses.

Research carried out by the BCC revealed…

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Two freeports confirmed for Wales

Two freeports have been confirmed for Wales by the UK and Welsh governments.

Celtic Freeport, covering Milford Haven and Port Talbot, and Anglesey Freeport will each be backed by £26 million…

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Workers must be protected from decisions made by AI, TUC says

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has stated that UK employees must be protected from workplace decisions made by artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

The TUC warned that, in some instances,…

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HMRC increases late payment interest rate

Following the Bank of England's latest increase in the base rate, HMRC has increased both late paid tax and the rate paid on repayments of tax.

The Bank increased the base rate to 4.5% from…

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Bank of England raises UK interest rates

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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UK set for five years of lost economic growth, warns think tank

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…

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Interest rates held as inflation falls

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…

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Chancellor makes Full Expensing permanent in Autumn Statement

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…

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