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Rachel Reeves has insisted taxes have been kept at ‘an absolute minimum on ordinary working people’, even as an influential

Rachel Reeves will face further questions after delivering a budget that raised tax by £26 billion but was overshadowed by an

Britain’s government signalled on Wednesday it could issue permits for oil and gas extraction around existing North Sea

The UK chancellor on Wednesday laid out a raft of tax raising measures as she seeks to increase her fiscal buffer and calm

The Office for Budget Responsibility on Wednesday released details, apparently in error, of its economic forecasts and tax

The UK’s economy will grow more slowly than predicted over the next four years, according to a forecast that was published

Tanaiste Simon Harris has said the Irish economy is ‘in a position of relative strength’ after a watchdog said the government

Rachel Reeves acknowledged people are ‘angry at unfairness’ in the British economy ahead of unveiling her second budget on

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has urged Labour MPs to back her forthcoming budget, as the final day before the major government

(Allince News) - The UK government on Saturday published a policy paper outlining a critical minerals strategy which aims to

Moody’s late Friday affirmed the UK’s Aa3 credit rating and ’stable’ outlook ahead of next week’s budget, noting ‘balanced

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to ‘grip the cost of living’ in her budget next week.

In an example of one move aiming

Irish producer prices remained lower than a year earlier in October, despite a modest monthly rise, according to figures from

Britain cannot continue to ‘muddle through’ and must take ‘a different path’ on the economy, the Chancellor of the Exchequer

The UK private sector lost impetus in November, according to a preliminary purchasing managers’ index reading from S&P Global

UK public sector borrowing was higher than expected last month, numbers on Friday showed, ahead of next week’s government

Keir Starmer has refused to rule out freezing income tax thresholds at the budget next week.

The UK’s prime minister declined

Ireland’s trade surplus widened in September as goods exports jumped by more than a quarter, driven by a sharp rise in

UK consumer price inflation cooled last month, to the tamest level since June, numbers on Wednesday showed.

According to the

A trade union has urged the chancellor not to ‘sacrifice’ oil and gas workers and ease the windfall tax at the budget this

Speculation over the upcoming budget is partly to blame for weaker-than-expected economic growth figures as worries over tax

Speculation the UK chancellor has scrapped plans to raise income tax sparked a sell-off in UK government bonds amid fears

A ban on landlords in the UK evicting their tenants without reason will come into force in just over six months’ time

Consumer price inflation accelerated in Ireland in October, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed on

It is a ‘realistic projection’ to deliver a minimum of 300,000 new homes by the end of 2030, the Irish government has said.

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The number of UK homeowner mortgaged properties being repossessed in the third quarter of this year was 51% higher than the

The UK economy barely expanded in the third quarter of 2025, with September figures showing a monthly contraction in the

Keir Starmer will face MPs at Prime Minister’s Questions after a briefing war in which his allies insisted he is ready to

Keir Starmer has hinted the two-child benefit cap could be lifted, saying the government would be taking ‘a number of

Britain’s biggest supermarkets gained ground in the latest 12-week period as grocery price inflation eased and festive

The UK unemployment rate rose to 5.0% in the three months to September, its highest since early 2021, as the job market

Rachel Reeves has all but admitted Labour’s manifesto pledge not to hike income tax will be ditched in her Budget.

The

Industrial production in Ireland fell in the third quarter when compared to the second quarter, data published by the Central

Labour MPs are plotting to oust Keir Starmer, reports suggest, even as the prime minister has welcomed rebellious

Splits have emerged at the top of Labour over breaking its manifesto promises on tax hikes, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer

The average UK house price grew faster than expected in October, Halifax data showed on Friday.

For October, the average price

The Bank of England on Thursday left interest rates unchanged in a knife-edge vote with the decision of Governor Andrew

UK construction activity fell at the fastest pace for over five years in October, in the longest period of continuous decline

Nvidia Corp’s Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang meets with UK Technology Secretary Liz Kendall on Wednesday, Sky News

Ireland’s unemployment rate eased slightly in October, though it remained higher than a year earlier, according to data from

The UK service sector expanded last month, helped by a solid rise in new work, a survey showed on Wednesday.

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The UK new car market was stable in October, boosted by electric cars, data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers &

The UK chancellor must plug a £50 billion black hole in the nation’s public finances, with at least a 2p hike to the basic

Rachel Reeves has warned millions of Britons they could face higher taxes because ‘we will all have to contribute’ to

Rachel Reeves put the country on notice that tax rises are coming in her Budget, saying ‘each of us must do our bit’.

The UK

More than 55,000 UK companies are in serious financial distress and in danger of collapse without improvement over the coming

Rachel Reeves will make ‘tough but fair’ decisions at the upcoming Budget, Keir Starmer has told Labour MPs amid mounting

EY Item Club has lifted its forecast for UK economic growth in 2025 to 1.5%, supported by more than £1 trillion in public

Average mortgage rates in the UK have dipped back below 5% in November, after rising above that point last month, according

UK manufacturing output expanded for the first time in a year in October, survey results from S&P Global showed on Monday