Calls for action to boost living standards
Living standards have been in the doldrums, a new report has suggested, with calls for any new government to help boost productivity.... Read More
UK Must Break Out Of Tax Rise ‘Vicious Circle’ – Jeremy Hunt
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said he wants to stop the “vicious circle of ever-rising taxes” by reforming public services and the benefits... Read More
UK On Track For Record Tax Levels – IFS Think Tank
The government is on course to oversee the biggest tax-raising parliament since records began, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis.... Read More
Labour Drops Plan To Strip Public Schools Of Charitable Status
Labour has dropped plans to end charitable status for private schools but says it will still remove other tax breaks if it... Read More
Out Of Work Over-50s Cut Weekly Food Bill By £60
Almost half of people over 50 who left work during the pandemic have had to cut back on their weekly food shop... Read More
People Face Biggest Fall In Spending Power For 70 Years
People face their biggest fall in spending power for 70 years as the surging cost of living eats into wages. The government’s... Read More
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
England Student Loan Interest Rate Capped At 6.3%
The interest rate on student loans in England is to be capped at 6.3% this autumn, the government says. It had been... Read More
Top Student Loan Interest Rate Cut By 5% In England
The maximum interest rate on student loans in England is being cut by almost 5%, the government says. The maximum rate had... Read More
