Budget

Lidl warns of price rises and HMV of job cuts amid backlash over UK budget

Lidl has warned of potential price rises, with HMV predicting job cuts as a result of cost increases caused by the UK government’s budget.Doug Putman, the owner of the...

Lidl and HMV say price rises and job cuts are likely due to UK budget

The bosses of Lidl and HMV have spoken of potential price rises and job cuts as a result...

Retailers deserve a break – but they shouldn’t look to the chancellor for one

While the farmers took to the streets of Westminster, the shopkeepers protested in the old-fashioned way. They wrote...

Retailers are right to warn of job cuts after Reeves budget, says Andrew Bailey

The Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, has said retailers are right to warn of potential job cuts...

Keir Starmer denies budget to blame for rise in mortgage rates

Keir Starmer has conceded he was disappointed in the UK growth figures last week, but denied that his...

Rachel Reeves goes back to the future with a tax and spend budget

The days of tax and spend are supposed to be over, but clearly no one told Rachel Reeves. The chancellor’s debut budget – with...

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‘A private jet to, say, California?’: Rachel Reeves’s best budget day jokes

What budget 2024 means for your personal finances

Rachel Reeves’s first budget as chancellor included lots of measures that could affect your personal finances. Here we explain the main ones.1. State pensions...

Loophole exempts 355 landowners in England from inheritance tax, data shows

Three hundred and fifty-five wealthy landowners in England including aristocrats are benefiting from an obscure tax break worth at least £68m, data shows.The landowners...

Keir Starmer denies Labour misled public on tax rises amid NI hike reports

Keir Starmer has denied misleading the public over tax rises during the election campaign, amid reports that the government is planning to increase employers’...

Keir Starmer denies Labour misled public on tax rises

Keir Starmer has denied misleading the public over tax rises during the election campaign, amid reports that the government is planning to increase employers’...