Poundland takes £639million hit to value as profits crash and costs soar
POUNDLAND is facing an uncertain future as tumbling profits have prompted its owner to admit it was considering what to do with it.Polish owner Pepco…
Rachel Reeves’ Budget is squeezing profits and killing off growth, business chiefs will warn today
RACHEL Reeves’ Budget is squeezing profits and killing off growth, business chiefs will warn today.At the annual Confederation of Business Industry conference, the Chancellor will…
Farmers fume over Chancellor’s refusal to meet
FURIOUS farmers say Chancellor Rachel Reeves is refusing to meet them over “cruel” inheritance tax hikes.And they are warning the Labour Government “we will not…
Most farmers will not be affected by Budget’s inheritance tax raid, insists Sir Keir Starmer
FARMERS are entitled to protest but most won’t be hit by the inheritance tax raid, Sir Keir Starmer has insisted.The PM yesterday played down fury…
Prices at budget shops Lidl and Aldi set to rise with other high street favourites to follow
BRITS on a budget are to face even higher prices at discount shops such as Aldi and Lidl because of the Chancellor’s tax raid.Low-cost retailers…
No tax hikes for UK Gambling in 2024 Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirms
IN her inaugural Budget speech as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves confirmed that there will be no increase in taxes for the UK gambling sector in 2024.The…
Rachel Reeves’ Budget tax raid could add a further 5p to the price of a pint
THE Chancellor’s Budget tax raid could add a further 5p to the price of a pint, undoing her claim to be knocking a penny off.Pub…
Kemi Badenoch slams Rachel Reeves for banging on about being first female Chancellor
KEMI Badenoch yesterday took aim at Rachel Reeves for banging on about being the first female Chancellor.The new Tory leader said Ms Reeves’ milestone was…
Hard-working dad feared to have taken own life in panic over Labour tax-grab on farmland
A HARD-working dad was last night feared to have taken his own life in panic after the Labour tax-grab on farmland., The landowner — unable…
Thousands of households can get up to £30k free cash for energy-saving home improvements Budget documents reveal
THOUSANDS of low-income households will get up to £30,000 free cash for energy-saving home improvements. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed the support in her Autumn…
Train fares to rise by 4.6% next year, Budget documents reveal – exact date price hikes come in and how to save
MILLIONS of travellers will pay up to 4.6% more for train tickets next year, the Government has revealed.The official Budget documents released after Rachel Reeves'…
Rachel Reeves to pledge £500m more for fixing roads and ending pothole crisis
RACHEL Reeves is to pledge £500million more for fixing roads and ending the pothole crisis.The Chancellor will bring the total amount to mending highways in…
Pubs face widespread closures if they’re hit in next week’s Budget, industry bosses warn
PUBS face widespread closures if hit in the Budget, an industry boss has warned — as many make just 12p profit per pint.David McDowall has…
Major fund to boost women in business snubbed by big banks despite Chancellor Rachel Reeves calls for greater support
A £250MILLION fund set up to boost women in business and backed by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been snubbed by City institutions.Only Barclays, asset…
Pubs and restaurants face ‘cliff edge’ unless Rachel Reeves axes looming tax hike, warn bosses
PUBS and restaurants face a “cliff edge” unless Rachel Reeves axes a looming tax hike, anxious bosses have warned.Some 170 hospitality chiefs - including booze…
Labour’s tax rises are just the latest in a long line of broken promises
IT IS obvious to everyone that Labour have been planning tax rises all along. And when they failed to be honest with the public about…
Wes Streeting tells the NHS “the days of blank cheques are over” and its extra Budget billions must be linked to reform
WES Streeting has warned “the days of blank cheques for the NHS are over” and extra Budget cash will be linked to reforms.The health service…
Fuel duty rise will break Labour’s promise to help working class & even Reeves’ constituents blast ‘diabolical’ plan
RACHEL REEVES is heading down a dangerous road if fears of a fuel duty increase in this month’s Budget are to be believed.Don’t take my…
Rachel Reeves hit by rear-guard push to scrap lifeline 5p fuel duty cut
CASH-strapped Rachel Reeves has been hit by a rear-guard push to scrap a lifeline 5p fuel duty cut.Treasury insiders say the Chancellor is “boxed in”…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves left red-faced after big speech upstaged as nurses snub 5.5% pay offer
RACHEL Reeves was left red-faced yesterday after nurses rejected an inflation-busting rise — just one minute after she bragged about settling public sector pay rows.Union…