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20 Mar 2025

Chancellor should consider tax rises in the Spring Statement

Chancellor Rachel Reeves should consider increasing taxes at this month's Spring Statement, according to the Resolution Foundation.

19 Mar 2025

OECD cuts UK growth forecasts

UK growth will be weaker than previously expected this year and next, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

18 Mar 2025

Chancellor unveils plan to cut red tape

Chancellor unveils plan to cut red tape

17 Mar 2025

Regulator poised to act on card payment fees

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is set to act to reduce card payment fees for businesses and consumers in the UK.

14 Mar 2025

UK economy shrank in January

Data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the UK economy unexpectedly shrank in January 2025.

13 Mar 2025

Government must tackle 'archaic' infrastructure

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has called for the government to 'tackle the problems of the UK's worn out infrastructure' in order to boost economic growth.

12 Mar 2025

Side hustle trading threshold raised to £3,000 per year

The reporting threshold for trading income for self assessment is being lifted from £1,000 to £3,000 gross within this parliament, according to the Treasury.

11 Mar 2025

Concerns over costs mount for business leaders

The Institute of Directors' (IoD) Economic Confidence Index has revealed that optimism amongst business leaders fell to -64 in February from -59 in January.

10 Mar 2025

25,000 first-time buyers set to miss Stamp Duty deadline

25,000 first-time buyers are predicted to miss the 31 March Stamp Duty deadline, according to property website Rightmove.

07 Mar 2025

Chancellor has set herself a 'fiscal trap' ahead of Spring Statement

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set herself a trap with self-imposed fiscal rules that could force her into tax hikes and deeper spending cuts as the economy deteriorates, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned.

06 Mar 2025

Employment Rights amendments do little to address employer concerns

The government's proposed amendments to the Employment Rights Bill will 'do little to alleviate employer concerns', the Institute of Directors (IoD) has warned.

05 Mar 2025

Private sector activity expected to fall

Activity in the private sector is expected to fall for the fourth consecutive quarter, according to a growth indicator from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

04 Mar 2025

HMRC 'softens' deadline for National Insurance top-ups

HMRC has softened the deadline for people to plug gaps in their National Insurance (NI) record.

03 Mar 2025

Workers 'put in £31 billion of unpaid overtime' in 2024

UK workers put in £31 billion of unpaid overtime in 2024, according to research carried out by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

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