Victories in councils won during Boris Johnson’s ‘vaccine boost’ of 2021 face wipeout, leaving Rishi Sunak’s regime in peril Senior Tories are braced for a …
Labour’s lead over Tories increases to 16 points as chancellor’s plans suffer reverse of a budget bounce, according to Observer Opinium survey Jeremy Hunt’s budget …
Elected officials say they are no longer in control of financial decisions affecting hundreds of thousands of people Councillors elected to run a financially stricken …
Exclusive: Officials fear government is ill-prepared for lobbying from wealth advisory industry after taxation overhaul Budget 2024: key points at a glance The Treasury disbanded …
Chancellor criticises BBC presenter after he said British economy was ‘ravaged by economic shocks’ and ‘stagnant’ Amol Rajan may have been understating the problems facing …
Green economists dismayed by failure to recognise one of the fastest-expanding areas of business Opportunities to revive the UK’s flagging economy by boosting green industry …
UK front pages are split in their verdicts, with some calling it ‘desperate’ and others declaring the economy ‘ready for take off!’ Newspapers have given …
Borrowing and stealth taxes fund £14bn giveaway, but public spending squeeze looms after election Hunt announces 2p cut in national insuranceBudget: key points at a …
Office for Budget Responsibility says national insurance and tax cuts will be paid for by average £8bn-a-year borrowing to 2028-29 The chancellor will raise government …
Headline cut to national insurance rate echoes measure taken in autumn statement, which made little impact on voters Jeremy Hunt has spent weeks managing expectations …
Hospitality trade says chancellor failed to help save sector with VAT cut, while travel industry laments air duty rise Budget: key points at a glance …
NHS Confederation chief says money ‘will scarcely touch the sides’, while there is little help for struggling social care system NHS leaders have welcomed the …
How Hunt’s measures on tax, NI and benefits affect single people, couples and those receiving pensions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland Continue reading…
Chancellor’s expected pre-election gambit follows identical reduction in autumn statement Politics live: latest news and reaction on UK budgetBudget: key points at a glance Jeremy …
Jeremy Hunt is announcing his financial update – here are the main points, with political analysis Politics live: latest news and reaction on UK budget …
2p cut to national insurance already reported and further tax cuts may come as chancellor announces spring budget There is a long history of governing …
Up to 600 council jobs to be lost, arts grants scrapped, libraries closed and bin collections reduced to fortnightly Councillors in Birmingham have approved what …
North Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature has adjourned after rewriting a major budget bill that was voided by the state Supreme Court, resolving a mess that had …
An estimated 75,000 assets including community centres, libraries and swimming pools have been sold, thinktank says About 75,000 public assets, worth about £15bn, have been …
Inflation-linked bonds and energy support packages drove up UK borrowing last month Although borrowing jumped in April, the UK actually borrowed less than previously thought …
The Australian government has forecast the nation’s first balanced annual budget in 15 years but warns that economic pressures such as inflation will push the …
Own-label items available less than 1% of the time at Sainsbury’s Local, Tesco Express and Morrisons Daily, finds consumer group Low-income families are missing out …
Britain has been criticised for loading cost of accommodating refugees on to overseas aid budget The UK is spending proportionately more of its overseas aid …
Campaigners say Rosebank, with a potential yield of 500m barrels, would seriously undermine legal commitment to net zero A single new oil and gas field …
Focus group of people living in Tory constituency suggests party’s electoral recovery has not emerged Voters in a bellwether south-west England constituency are willing to …
Shadow chancellor says pension changes are ‘wrong priority, at the wrong time, for the wrong people’ Rachel Reeves claimed that Jeremy Hunt’s budget was “unravelling …
Chancellor delivers ‘budget for growth’ but UK is battling rising interest rates, rising taxes and a cost of living crisis Budget 2023 live: reaction to …