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  • Government borrowing surges to £20bn in September as Reeves faces mounting pressure ahead of tax-heavy Budget
  • ‘Henrys’ braced for harsher Budget as analysts warn effective tax rate could exceed 60%
  • Waymo to launch autonomous ride-hailing in London in 2026 as race with Uber and Lyft intensifies
  • Reeves to announce £6bn ‘blitz on business bureaucracy’ ahead of tax-heavy Budget
  • Labour urged to reconsider scrapping youth minimum wage rates as ‘Neet’ numbers near 1 million
  • Top 1% of UK taxpayers now contribute a third of income and capital gains tax
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  • Profit warnings surge as weak consumer confidence hits UK-listed firms ahead of Budget
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Tag: The Budget

Furlough

The Chancellor is prolonging the agony by extending the furlough yet again

3 March 2021 Opinion Charlie Mullins 0 Comments

It’s strange to think that someone who has worked as an investment banker and is now the Chancellor under a Tory Government would turn out to be such a softy.

skills gap

Don’t forget the Apprenticeships in the Budget, they’ll be the backbone of the future workforce

21 November 2017 Columns, Opinion Charlie Mullins 0 Comments

The Autumn Budget is looming and I can tell you, there’s one thing for sure that I hope to see included, and that’s a boost for apprenticeships!

Chancellor George Osborne

Economic figures just don’t add up

20 February 2013 Columns, Opinion Charlie Mullins 2 Comments

More people are in work than ever before and the FTSE was up 500 points on where it closed at the end of 2012. Yet we are teetering on the brink of a triple-dip recession. Something just doesn’t add up and maybe the Chancellor’s Budget next month might just give us the answer.

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Rumoured increases to employer pension contributions in next month’s Budget are sparking panic among UK businesses, with nearly one in five firms warning they could face insolvency if contribution rates rise.

Businesses warn pension contribution hike could trigger insolvencies as Budget rumours grow

One in five UK firms fear insolvency if employer pension contributions rise in the Budget, as hiring freezes and cost pressures hit already strained businesses.

Employers urged to give cancer survivors a stronger voice when returning to work

Government borrowing surges to £20bn in September as Reeves faces mounting pressure ahead of tax-heavy Budget

‘Henrys’ braced for harsher Budget as analysts warn effective tax rate could exceed 60%

Waymo to launch autonomous ride-hailing in London in 2026 as race with Uber and Lyft intensifies

Reeves to announce £6bn ‘blitz on business bureaucracy’ ahead of tax-heavy Budget

Labour urged to reconsider scrapping youth minimum wage rates as ‘Neet’ numbers near 1 million

Welsh steel firm wins £1.1m Ukraine bridge contract to support post-war reconstruction

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