It was another busy year in the world of business. Test your knowledge on the stories of 2024 from Boeing, to bots, rebrands and the Budget. 2 Test your knowledge on the biggest financial stories of 2024 1. It took an ITV drama series on The Post Office to create enough public anger about a… … Read more
FAMILIES will have a very levy Christmas this year – paying £5.3billion in festive taxes. Rachel Reeves’ Treasury is estimated to pinch £184 from each family during the annual shopping spree as the tax burden rises to record levels. 2 Families will have a very levy Christmas this year – paying… Families will pay £5.3billion … Read more
FAMILIES can save £300 by spending Christmas overseas, a new study has found. The cost-of-living crisis means it is now far cheaper to enjoy a slap-up holiday in Spain than it is to stay home and celebrate the festive season, according to the report. 5 Kate Denyer has decided to head off abroad… I’m a … Read more
SIR Keir Starmer was last night slammed for introducing another Net Zero tax increase. Hard-up households could see bills rise by up to £56 a year after the PM quietly signed off a new levy on plastic packaging. 1 Sir Keir Starmer was last night slammed for introducing another Net Zero tax… Fury as Keir … Read more
PUBS and restaurants will have to pay an extra £1billion a year to cover National Insurance rises, stats show. Industry officials warn it will lead to staff and hours being cut. 2 Pubs and restaurants will have to pay an extra £1billion a year to cover National Insurance risesCredit: Getty 2 Cost… Eye-watering cost of … Read more
MORE than a third of us are worried about the cost of Christmas this year. A nationwide poll found the average cost of festivities will be around £700, although a fifth said they will likely fall into debt to afford it, Skipton Building Society reports. 9 More than a third of us are worried about… … Read more
A BATTLE is brewing within the Bank of England as the nine people who decide Brits’ borrowing costs are at odds over the timing of interest rate cuts. The Bank yesterday held interest rates at 4.75 per cent amid rising fears that inflation is creeping higher again. 6 The Bank’s Governor, Andrew… Bank of England … Read more
A GOOGLE employee has shared clever shopping hacks to keep your Christmas costs down. It’s easy to accidentally spend over the odds when you’re trying to stuff stockings – but there are some ways to shop smarter. 2 A Google employee has shared tips and tricks for finding the best prices online… Google employee reveals … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has said that the 2025 budget forecasts that inflation will decline from current 34.6% to 15% next year. He said this during his presentation of the N47.9 trillion 2025 budget proposal to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday. The President also… Inflation will reduce by15%, Dollar …C0NTINUE … Read more
CHANGES to car tax are coming in April and will see the cost doubled for first-year Vehicle Excise Duty for all new petrol and diesel motors. This means drivers of the country’s most polluting cars will be forced to pay a charge as high as £5,490 in some cases. 11 Rachel Reeves revealed the… How … Read more