Chancellor’s £32bn hit for big business as tax cut is cancelled to free up cash for the coronavirus fightback By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:08 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 22:08 GMT, 11 March 2020 There was a sting in the tail for British businesses as large corporations were told to … Read more
Rishi Sunak has launched a £175billion productivity revolution to push through the Government’s agenda to ‘level up’ the economy. The Chancellor claimed to have received unprecedented backing from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) for his huge increase in public investment over the next five years. Delivering his Budget, he said: ‘The OBR has … Read more
BUDGET 2020 LIVE: The latest analysis, reaction and verdicts on the Chancellor’s speech – and what it means for you Rishi Sunak delivers his maiden Budget speech at 12.30pm Base rate has been cut to 0.25% today as coronavirus stock market panic bites Follow the latest build-up, the speech itself and the aftermath with our … Read more
Chancellor’s £5bn pot to support UK exports as businesses prepare for life after Brexit By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:44 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 10 March 2020 The Chancellor is set to hand a £5billion boost to British exports as businesses prepare for life outside the … Read more
Chancellor’s £430m tax sting for shops – on same day that he offers a lifeline By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 The Government will this week try to halt a massive £430million tax refund to shop owners – at the same … Read more
Chancellor Sajid Javid last night announced that this year’s Budget, postponed ahead of the December election, will be held on 11 March. While much of the focus has been on the tearing up of Treasury rules and measures to try and ‘level up’ the rest of the country, there are a number of tax changes … Read more
Furious backlash over Chancellor’s £2.7billion tax raid on small firms By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 23:45 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 07:46 GMT, 2 March 2020 There was a furious backlash last night against Government plans for a £2.7billion raid on small and medium-sized businesses. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is proposing to … Read more
Propping up the bar at the Brewery Tap pub in the Hertfordshire village of Furneux Pelham, I see that a quiet revolution is taking place. After handing over my debit card, I am presented with a foaming pint of the local Mad Squirrel Sapling ale – along with four crisp £20 notes. I am raising … Read more