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
Farmers threaten ‘SEWAGE strike’ on Britain to ‘protect your kids’ futures’ after Rachel Reeves’ inheritance tax raid …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> FARMERS are threatening a “sewage” strike as fury mounts over Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget raid on inheritance tax. The co-ordinated plan would see farmers stop spreading sludge across their agricultural land. 5 2CA8JB5 Farmer … 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
Exact date key benefit will be scrapped in Universal Credit shake-up up revealed in Budget …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A MAJOR Department for Work and Pensions benefit will be scrapped two years sooner than expected. The government has confirmed that it is speeding up the process of axing income-related employment and support allowance (ESA). 1 All legacy … 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
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
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
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