Falling UK debt interest may allow room for tax cuts, Jeremy Hunt says December 22, 2023 Lower levels of UK debt interest may allow room for the government to cut taxes, UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said.
How do the latest borrowing figures impact Hunt’s tax cut calculations? December 21, 2023 The Treasury borrowed £14.3bn in November, which was nearly £1bn less than this time last year but comfortably higher than economists had expected.
UK to sign financial services deal with Switzerland December 20, 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to ink a financial services deal with Switzerland in a bid to ease business transactions with UK firms and individuals.
Labour has no plans to change pensions triple lock, Kendall says December 5, 2023 Labour has “no plans” to change the pensions triple lock, shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has said.
Jeremy Hunt: UK economy has a ‘sprain’ – but it’s not as bad as a broken leg December 4, 2023 Jeremy Hunt has denied the UK economy has a “broken leg," although he admitted it is suffering from a “sprained ankle."
Hunt hits back at claims his tax cuts rest on a ‘fiscal fiction’ November 30, 2023 "The way that we fund our public services over the medium is by having a healthy growing economy," Hunt said.
UK faces ‘critical bottleneck’ on skilled jobs ahead of green transition November 28, 2023 The UK faces a “critical bottleneck” on skilled infrastructure jobs ahead of the green transition, an energy firm has warned.
Rishi Sunak denies he’s ‘focused on elections’ as spring ballot rumours swirl November 27, 2023 Rishi Sunak has denied he is “focused on elections” despite increasing speculation that the government could plump for a spring ballot following a tax cutting Autumn Statement.
Andrew Bailey concerned by UK’s lower ‘potential growth rates’ due to supply constraints November 27, 2023 Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, said the UK's worst performance on the supply side in recent years "concerns me a lot" as he warned that rates would not be cut any time soon.
Boost for Britain as businesses commit to invest £30bn in UK November 27, 2023 Some of the world’s biggest businesses have committed to invest a total of nearly £30bn in Britain, the government has announced ahead of a major investment summit taking place today.
