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How the Burnham government’s first attempt to ease cost of living pressure pans out for key stakeholdersBudget 2026: key points at a glanceEvery budget has its winners and losers, and John Healey’s fi...
Jonathan Reynolds’ team has written to Gordon Brothers, which bought retailer for £1 last summer, to ‘establish the facts’The business secretary’s team has written to the owner of Poundland amid fears...
Use our interactive tool to see how you have been affected by John Healey’s tax and spending announcementsHealey keeps income tax thresholds frozen. How much more will you pay?Budget 2026: key points...
Payments to 20m homes part of package to cut energy bills and ease cost of living crisis, paid for by bank windfall tax‘A pretty grim picture’: outlook for UK living standards slashed despite Healey’s...
OBR cautions about Middle East war dragging down growth and triggering a fresh cost of living crisisHealey offers £100 payment to households to help navigate ‘global economic storms’Budget 2026: key p...
British pharma company one of biggest fallers on FTSE 100 despite better than expected financial resultsBusiness live – latest updatesShares in GSK slid on Wednesday despite the UK drugmaker reporting...
Tax policy means freezes reduce take-home pay as earnings rise in line with inflationIncome tax thresholds are set to remain frozen after John Healey’s first budget as chancellor.One of the biggest ta...
EHRC says transparency needed to prevent pay discrimination, particularly against womenWorkers should have a legal right to know their colleagues’ pay to help prevent pay discrimination, particularly...
John Healey has announced his first budget – here are the main points, with political analysisHealey offers £100 payment to households to help navigate ‘global economic storms’UK growth forecast for 2...
Chancellor’s predecessor Rachel Reeves had planned to reduce allowance from £20,000 to £12,000 a year from April Business live – latest updatesWhat to expect from the budget: who wins, who pays?John H...
Chancellor says he will ask Ofgem to remove ‘unfair and outdated’ fixed daily fee, and is also reportedly looking to scrap it from electricity billsBudget 2026 live – latest updatesWhat to expect from...
Struggling households, new homebuyers and small shops stand to gain, while banks and online marketplaces could face higher leviesYou be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance t...
Healey hopes to give ‘hope for the future’ but only modest policies are expected with important decisions deferredYou be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the booksJohn He...
Emissions from exported oil would not count against carbon budget, insiders say – reasoning likely to draw dismay from climate campaignersThe giant Rosebank oilfield can be approved without breaching...
From tackling the youth jobs crisis to repairing Brexit’s economic damage, John Healey has his work cut out for himYou be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the booksJohn H...
Government-backed Warm Home Loans scheme to help households cut energy bills by hundreds of poundsHouseholds across the UK can now cut their energy bills by hundreds of pounds a year at no upfront cos...
Retailers also report jump in purchases of wind-up radios and torches to deal with extreme weather and cyber-attacksSales of tinned foods, bottled water, wind-up radios and torches have surged after t...
Misogyny prevention fund to help tackle sexism at work, school and in public places across UKThe chancellor will give £15m to a dedicated fund to tackle misogyny in workplaces, schools and public plac...
Chris Packham says £24bn earmarked for projects with ‘ludicrously uncertain results’ should be redirected to help lower bills and cut emissionsCampaigners are calling on the chancellor to cut the gove...
As John Healey’s budget decision looms, lender reports 32% rise in profitsA top executive at HSBC has tried to quash speculation that the bank could move its headquarters out of the UK over tax increa...