Government rows back on £38k family visa earning threshold hike December 22, 2023 Ministers have rowed back on plans to hike the earning threshold Brit need to bring foreign family members to live in the UK to £38,700.
How do the latest borrowing figures impact Hunt’s tax cut calculations? December 21, 2023 The Treasury borrowed £14.3bn in November, which was nearly £1bn less than this time last year but comfortably higher than economists had expected.
IPL Auction: Mitchell Starc lands record £2.34m contract with Kolkata Knight Riders December 19, 2023 Starc will earn more than £2m for a few weeks' work in spring 2024.
Ofcom wants mobile and broadband firms to set out price rises clearly in ‘pounds and pence’ December 12, 2023 Mobile and broadband providers may have to state pound and pence rises in customers contracts under a new legislation proposed by Ofcom to ban inflation linked price rises. The media watchdog said it was concerned that customers’ contracts do not provide “sufficient certainty” about the prices they will pay. The regulator said it would stop [...]
Property transactions slide 17 per cent in October as hangover from high mortgage rates drags on November 30, 2023 The number of new homes bought in October was 17 per cent lower than the year before, as high mortgage rates during the summer led to lower activity, according to the latest figures from HMRC.
Hunt hits back at claims his tax cuts rest on a ‘fiscal fiction’ November 30, 2023 "The way that we fund our public services over the medium is by having a healthy growing economy," Hunt said.
OECD: UK economy faces “urgent” challenges as growth downgraded and inflation remains high November 29, 2023 New forecasts from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) project the UK economy to grow at 0.7 per cent next year and 1.2 per cent in 2025.
Rishi Sunak denies he’s ‘focused on elections’ as spring ballot rumours swirl November 27, 2023 Rishi Sunak has denied he is “focused on elections” despite increasing speculation that the government could plump for a spring ballot following a tax cutting Autumn Statement.
Analysis: Where does the Autumn Statement leave Labour? November 23, 2023 Jeremy Hunt has fired the starting pistol on a general election campaign. But Labour don’t seem to think today’s measures have added much to the story.
OBR and Hunt fail to see eye-to-eye on the UK’s fiscal position November 22, 2023 Listening to Jeremy Hunt, you would be forgiven for thinking the UK's public finances were in rude health. The OBR may disagree.