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30.10 / 15:33

UPS CEO Gap show country innovations Sigh of relief for UK tech founders as Labour hikes capital gains tax by less than feared

LONDON — Britain's Labour government on Wednesday announced plans to raise the rate of capital gains tax on share sales, news that offered some relief for technology entrepreneurs who feared a more intense tax raid on the wealthy.

30.10 / 12:29

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British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves is set to deliver her first budget in Parliament

22.10 / 10:59

cover UK finances near 'breaking point' ahead of Budget with public borrowing £1.5bn higher than OBR forecasts

This was to cover the difference between public sector spending and income, and was £2.1bn more than in September 2023, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. This made it the third-highest September borrowing since monthly records began in January 1993. It was also £1.5bn higher than the £15.1bn borrowing forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) for the month. Public sector net borrowing Source: Office for National Statistics This comes just over a week ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Budget, which has been widely speculated upon with ...

18.10 / 11:01

Target BBC Death reports Government to target inheritance tax raises in Autumn Budget – reports

It is as yet unknown how many people might pay more, the BBC reported. Question marks also remain over how much they might pay. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves are reportedly mulling multiple options when it comes to IHT changes. Currently, around 4% of deaths face an IHT charge, which is levelled at 40% above a £325,000 threshold. Currently, the government raises around £7bn annually via IHT. Reeves to use Budget to hike capital gains tax on sale of shares – reports Some exemptions and reliefs, including gifting rules, could come under fire. Business re...

23.09 / 23:17

UPS Election Research gatherings rights Headlines Britain's Treasury chief tries to turn on the economic optimism after months of gloomy talk

British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has promised not to return to an era of public spending cuts despite the dire state of the U.K.’s national finances

20.09 / 18:29

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Public sector net debt «was provisionally estimated at 100% of gross domestic product at the end of August», the Office for National Statistics said in a release. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned Britons that the budget announcement on October 30 will be «painful», with tax rises and spending cuts expected.

11.09 / 15:17

Waters Extreme economy Election Bill UK leader faces unease in his Labour Party after a winter fuel allowance is cut for millions

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has won a parliamentary vote on a contentious decision to cut a payment that helps millions of pensioners pay winter heating bills

09.09 / 13:41

markets UPS Target Boeing reports Bank of England QT decision could free up billions for Reeves ahead of Autumn Budget - reports

At the upcoming meeting, the BoE's monetary policy committee (MPC) will set out its programme for selling gilts back to financial markets over the next 12 months to reduce its balance sheet, according to a report by The Times. Almost 70% of fund managers expect Labour policies to boost economic growth The UK's central bank is currently losing billions of pounds on its bond sales with the Treasury picking up the tab, which impacts how much spending power Chancellor Rachel Reeves will have, considering Labour's target to lower the debt ratio over a five-year rolling period. BoE estim...

15.08 / 07:51

COST Reuters economy pandemic show UK economy grows 0.6% in Q2 2024

Britain's economy grew 0.6% in the second quarter of 2024, official figures showed on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast an expansion of 0.6%, building on a rapid 0.7% recovery in the first quarter of the year from a shallow recession in the second half of 2023. At the start of the month the Bank of England raised its annual growth forecast for 2024 to 1.25% from 0.5% due to a stronger-than-expected start to the year and an expectation of 0.7% quarter-on-quarter growth in the three months to June.

07.08 / 17:16

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves will meet bosses of big pension schemes in Toronto on Wednesday, as she seeks to create a “Canadian-style” model in the United Kingdom with massive retirement funds investing in equities and infrastructure.

06.08 / 15:56

UPS CEO economy show gatherings International Blackstone, BNY and CyrusOne to attend UK's international investment summit

The summit, scheduled on 14 October, is expected to gather around 300 industry leaders in a move to «catalyse investment in the UK», according to the UK government. Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who is meeting the three CEOs in New York this week, reiterated once again that «Britain is open for business» and added that by signing up «to our international investment summit, it shows they believe it too». «They recognise we have taken some difficult decisions to fix the foundations of our economy and set us on a path to sustained economic growth as the government's number one mission – it ...

05.08 / 08:35

Trade Department International UK to host international investment summit in October

The summit will see around 300 industry leaders attend to «catalyse investment in the UK», the government said in a statement. Chancellor Rachel Reeves and business and trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds are expected to reiterate the Treasury's message that the UK is «open for business». Chancellor Reeves to make 'difficult choices' in a bid to fill £22bn fiscal hole According to the Treasury and the Department for Business and Trade, the summit will advocate for «advancing opportunities for investment and growth across the country» as «economic growth is the government's top priori...

29.07 / 14:28

UPS Analysis Election shock boating UK is 'broke and broken,' new government says as it prepares to tackle shortfall in public finances

Britain’s new left-leaning government says the nation is “broke and broken,” blaming the situation on its predecessors ahead of a major speech on the state of the public finances that is widely expected to lay the groundwork for higher taxes

29.07 / 14:13

UPS Action Election Research cover UK's new Treasury chief says previous government 'covered up' financial turmoil

Britain’s new Labour government is set to ax several transport projects in order to plug what it says is a newly found 20-billion-pound ($26 billion) shortfall in the public finances that it blames on the actions of the former Conservative administration

26.07 / 13:24

Provident Inside reports Rachel Reeves set to expose £20bn hole in the public finances - reports

According to a report from The Guardian, the announcement will come next week. Labour sources publicly and privately lay the blame at the door of 14 years of Conservative economic inefficiency. One Labour insider accused the Tories of «poor management of the economy», while Reeves has publicly repeated that she has been bequeathed the «worst set of circumstances since the Second World War». Chancellor Rachel Reeves warns 'difficult choices' on tax rises lie ahead Immediately after taking office on 5 July, Reeves ordered Treasury civil servants to provide an assessment of the UK's ...

25.07 / 11:25

Provident performer Chancellor Rachel Reeves warns 'difficult choices' on tax rises lie ahead

Reeves is due to publish a review of the government's finances before next week's summer recess, after she returns from a meeting with G20 finance ministers in Rio de Janeiro, according to the FT. The Treasury said: «The chancellor has commissioned officials to provide an assessment of the state of the government's spending inheritance which will be presented to parliament before the summer recess.» Reeves' fiscal lock legislation deemed 'largely performative' In his first Prime Minister's Questions yesterday (24 July), Keir Starmer warned that «we have a more severe crisis than we...

25.07 / 11:07

pandemic audience International Chancellor Rachel Reeves declares 'Britain is back open for business' in first international trip

Reeves is set to ask business leaders to «take another look at Britain», in an attempt to bolster international investment after years of uncertainty and instability driven by a mix of factors, including Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic and a cost-of-living crisis. 'There is no time to waste': Rachel Reeves requests public spending assessment This is Reeves' first trip as head of the Treasury, and she is expected to tell the international audience that the number one priority of her Labour government will be to achieve economic growth and improve the prosperity of every region in the cou...

13.07 / 09:57

Career security Election Trade country 2020 Who are the team set to govern Britain under new PM Starmer?

Keir Starmer led Britain's Labour Party to a landslide victory in the 2024 parliamentary election, taking over from the Conservatives after 14 years in opposition. Below are details on new Prime Minister Starmer and his freshly appointed team of senior ministers: KEIR STARMER, PRIME MINISTER

13.07 / 09:55

economy Election WhatsApp country UK PM Keir Starmer says economy is 'in a bad state'

Keir Starmer described the British economy as «in a bad state» on Monday, saying his new government would make the decisions needed to bring about change. «The economy is in a bad state, I think the whole country knows that. That's why there was such a strong mandate for the incoming Labour government for change,» Starmer, who led his party to a landslide election win last week, said. «What we now have to do is to get on and deliver that change.»

13.07 / 04:54

Waves BLOCK Updates Labour government lifts 'de facto' ban on new onshore wind farms

The new Labour government has moved quickly to honour its manifesto promise to remove the 'de facto' ban on new onshore wind farms in England, confirming this morning that from today (8 July) onshore wind projects will face the same planning rules as other infrastructure projects. In a speech to business leaders this morning, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced Labour has published an update to the previous government's 'Policy statement on onshore wind', which had blocked a wave of new onshore wind projects. Chancellor Rachel Reeves puts growth at centre of In 2015, David Cameron'...

12.07 / 21:29

Target FIVE Action Sustainability Election country reports Britain's Treasury chief says stimulating economic growth is the new Labour government's mission

Britain’s new Treasury chief says the Labour government will make stimulating economic growth its mission while limiting bureaucracy to allow for easier investments

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