Energy Firms Expect Bill Help To Continue In April
Some energy firms are preparing to amend bills in the expectation that the government will keep support at or near current levels,... Read More
Customers To Be Warned Of Energy Bill Rises From April
Energy firms will begin writing to customers within days to warn them of bill increases from the start of April. Firms have... Read More
Net Zero Targets ‘May Mean Higher Taxes’
The UK has made good progress towards achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 but getting there may need higher taxes. That’s according... Read More
UK Economy Avoids Recession But Not Out Of Woods – Hunt
The UK narrowly avoided falling into recession in 2022, new figures show, after the economy saw zero growth between October and December.... Read More
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt To Set Out Plan For Growth As Criticism Mounts
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will set out his plan to boost growth on Friday, as criticism mounts over the government’s plan for the... Read More
Bank of England Governor Warns Of Truss Hangover Effect
There is still a “hangover effect” from the financial instability seen during the prime ministership of Liz Truss, the Bank of England... Read More
Decision Looms On Future of British Volt Giga Factory
Shareholders are due to vote on competing bids for the planned British volt battery factory in Northumberland. The result will decide the... Read More
Rishi Sunak’s Speech Shows He Is A PM In A Hurry – Chris Mason
Rishi Sunak’s speech had the feel of the party conference speech he never gave; cast as he was, briefly, last autumn, towards... Read More
UK Faces Decade Of Lost Growth Without Action – CBI
Firms are not investing, prices are rising and the economy is contracting – a dire economic picture that is set to last... Read More
North of England Faces Rail Chaos Warns – Business Lobby
Business leaders in the north of England are warning rail services could “collapse into utter chaos” by January unless the government takes... Read More