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Articles tagged with: spending
Rachel Reeves Announces End To Income Tax Threshold Freeze In Her First Budget
Economy
Rachel Reeves Announces End To Income Tax Threshold Freeze In Her First Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that she will end the threshold freeze on income tax and national insurance, but raised a number of other taxes and increased spending by billions of pounds in her first Budget.
What Is Chancellor Rachel Reeves Cutting To Deal With The 'Black Hole' She Inherited?
Economy
What Is Chancellor Rachel Reeves Cutting To Deal With The "Black Hole" She Inherited?
Winter fuel allowance payments will become means tested and hospital and transport projects scaled back, as Rachel Reeves laid out her plans to tackle a "£22billion hole in the public finances".
Labour's Tax Crackdown Could Be Dampened By 'Bigger Public Finance Challenge', Economists Warn
Economy
Labour's Tax Crackdown Could Be Dampened By "Bigger Public Finance Challenge", Economists Warn
Economists have said Labour plans to clamp down on tax avoidance will do little to ease the tight fiscal picture on public spending the party is facing if it wins the general election later this year.
What To Expect From Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget
Economy
What To Expect From Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is under pressure from backbench Tory MPs to deliver tax cuts in the Spring Budget, as the government looks for ways to try to convince voters not to abandon the Conservatives in the general election.
Starmer might see himself as Blair 2.0 but don’t expect a radical Labour government
Political parties
By Aaron Bastani
Starmer might see himself as Blair 2.0 but don’t expect a radical Labour government
Over recent decades it has become commonplace for politicians to underscore their radical credentials.
Loosening the Purse Strings: Is the Treasury obstructing investment?
Economy
By Chaminda Jayanetti
Loosening the Purse Strings: Is the Treasury obstructing investment?
With Britain in a rut of failing services and economic stagnation, advocates for higher public spending accuse the Treasury of obstructing investment that could have positive effects. Do they have a point? Chaminda Jayanetti reports
Invest to save: there’s never been a better time to ‘vaccinate’ our homes Partner content
Economy
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Invest to save: there’s never been a better time to ‘vaccinate’ our homes
If the Government is serious about Net Zero and cutting energy bills, investing in energy efficiency and working jointly with industry to deliver must be non-negotiable at the Autumn Budget.
What consumers really think about the cost of living crisis Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
What consumers really think about the cost of living crisis
With inflation at a 40-year high, rising interest rate rises have not stopped the cost of living crisis. This has left many people with no choice but to sacrifice not only discretionary spending, but to also cut back on essentials.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Rising cost of living sees majority of Britons cutting back on spending
Partner content
Economy
By Advertising Association
UK Ad spend to exceed £29bn this year with increased recovery predictions
Record £7.9bn ad spend forecast for Christmas period, almost £1bn more than 2020
Poor health conditions existed long before COVID - why I’m introducing a Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill
Coronavirus
By Simon Fell MP
Poor health conditions existed long before COVID - why I’m introducing a Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill
I vividly remember sitting in the Commons when the Prime Minister announced the terms of reference for the inquiry into the COVID19 pandemic.
Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
A nuanced outlook for post-lockdown spending plans
A new survey from the Building Societies Association has revealed a nuanced outlook for post-lockdown spending plans.