Spring Budget 2024: Just four per cent of London homes exempt from ‘hefty’ stamp duty fees as pressure mounts on Hunt February 28, 2024 Only four per cent of homes on sale in London are exempt from “hefty” stamp duty charges, as fresh pressure is piled on the UK Chancellor to reform the levy ahead of the Spring Budget next week.
Spring Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt expected to announce new tax on vaping February 27, 2024 Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce a new tax on vaping products at next week’s Budget.
Why is public spending central to Jeremy Hunt’s spring Budget decisions? February 26, 2024 Researchers warned funding for “crowd pleasing” tax cuts “rests in large part on major cuts to public spending pencilled in after the next election”.
Britain needs to grow up – and have real conversations about the economy February 26, 2024 The UK’s economic problems clearly run deep, and tax cuts alone will not fix them, argues Julian Jessop
Encourage investment and tackle skills shortages in Spring Budget, businesses say February 26, 2024 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is unlikely to have significant scope for major tax cuts given the constrained fiscal position, but businesses are hoping Hunt will announce further measures to boost the economy.
Spring Budget 2024: Government banks largest monthly surplus on record before March statement February 21, 2024 January's figures are the last round of monthly borrowing figures before the Spring Budget, which is scheduled to be held on 6 March.
Ricardian Equivalence and why Britain’s really in a recession February 21, 2024 The intriguing factor governing low household spending isn't mortgages or energy prices, argues Paul Ormerod, but saving...
Hunting for a legacy? These are the taxes Jeremy should tweak February 20, 2024 If the Chancellor is looking to secure his legacy ahead of the General Election, he should use next month’s Budget to fix the thresholds and cliff edges that are distorting the economy, argues Tim Sarson Budgets are almost as much about political theatre as they are about policy, especially in the run-up to a general [...]
UK at risk of downgrade: Hunt considers tax cuts amid ‘high debt and borrowing costs’ February 13, 2024 Fitch said that "policy choices are key to reducing UK fiscal uncertainty".
Spring Budget 2024: What measures could Labour continue in government? February 13, 2024 With an election expected this year, and a Labour Party hell-bent on wooing business, are there financial measures a Starmer government could support?