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31/10/2024

Autumn Budget – business reaction

Business groups have reacted to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget speech. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said that the Chancellor ‘had difficult choices to make to deliver stability for the economy’.

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31/10/2024

Autumn Budget – political reaction

Addressing the House of Commons, Chancellor Rachel Reeves used the 2024 Autumn Budget to ‘fix the foundations to deliver on the promise of change’.

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31/10/2024

Autumn Budget – economic picture

Within her Autumn Budget speech, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that the UK economy will grow by 1.1% this year, 2% next year and by 1.8% in 2026.

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30/10/2024

UK fraud cost over 570 million

Criminals stole more than £570 million through authorised and unauthorised fraud in the first half of this year, according to data published by UK Finance.

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30/10/2024

Real Living Wage goes up by 5%

The Real Living Wage is set to rise by 5% giving almost half a million workers a pay rise to £12.60 an hour, the Living Wage Foundation has announced.

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30/10/2024

Raising CGT wouldn't deter investment

Increases to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) at the upcoming Budget would not deter investment into the country, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).

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25/10/2024

Concerns over potential NI rise

The UK’s business groups have voiced concerns over a potential rise in employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) in the Autumn Budget

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25/10/2024

Plans for Inheritance tax increase

According to the BBC, the government is planning inheritance tax (IHT) increases at the Autumn Budget on 30 October.

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18/10/2024

UK Finance call for economic growth

Trade association UK Finance has called on the government to deliver economic growth in the upcoming Autumn Budget.

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