There remains scope for UK SMIDs to rerate further following a very unusual decade of them underperforming larger-sized UK-listed companies in the FTSE 100. There will be much emphasis on what today’s announcements might mean for the UK economy. While there is relief in certain...
Wednesday 30 October 2024 13:28, UK Budget Budget 2024 Labour Rachel Reeves ShareThis is a modal window. Video UnavailableToday's budget will mark the Labour Party's first since 2010.Why you can trust Sky News Watch Next Water bills to rise by £31 per year Inside Britain's ...
By Terence BakerHotel News Now March 6, 2024 | 4:13 P.M.The United Kingdom government has outlined its 2024 budget, which aims in part to tackle the cost-of-living crisis but does not address many of the concerns raised by hoteliers. The pressure for the delivery of tax cuts is he...
Related news Related content Contact usLONDON (ICIS)–“Cut the debt burden, don’t decimate the economy” This was the message in miniature from IMF chief economist Pierre‑Olivier Gourinchas when several reporters posed questions about the then-upcomi...
Wednesday 30 October 2024 19:02, UK Budget 2024 Labour Rachel Reeves ShareThis is a modal window. Video UnavailableHere are some of the key takeaways from today's budget Why you can trust Sky News Watch Next In full: Thursday's Politics Hub Budget 'will sort finances out' '...
"Today's budget sees the fiscal rules fiddled, borrowing increased by billions of pounds, inflation-busting handouts for the unions, Britain's poorest pensioners squeezed, welfare spending out of control and a spree of tax rises they promised the working people of this country they would not do...
"Our Energy Price Guarantee, fuel duty and duty on a pint all frozen in today's Budget. That doesn't just help families, it helps the economy too because their combined impact reduces CPI inflation by nearly 0.75% this year, lowering inflation when it is particularly high," Hunt says. ...
It would have been good news for first-time-buyers, though these mortgages would have probably come with higher interest payments as they would have been riskier for banks. The scheme would also have pushed already inflated UK houses still higher by creating ...
But Brown did not abandon his focus on families, and paid maternity leave will be extended to a year with the statutory rate also rising. INSET: BUDGET FEEDBACK.Reade, QuentinPersonnel Today
In her rebuttal, Shadow Finance Minister Rachel Reeves said "all the country got today was an invoice for the economic carnage that this government has created." She accused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government of trying to artificially distance itself from...