Economic news and events

Consumer prices in the UK cooled slightly in February, data from the Office for National Statistics showed Wednesday.

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Rachel Reeves will acknowledge she needs to go ‘further and faster to kickstart growth’, amid dour predictions about her cost

Reducing or removing a tax on big tech companies would have ‘little impact’ on the economy, but will be a ‘tough balancing

The UK still has ‘high confidence’ that its operational security measures ‘remain intact’, despite revelations of a major US

A £9 billion road crossing between Kent and Essex has been given the go-ahead by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.

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Thousands of new homes in England will be built as part of the biggest boost in social and affordable housebuilding in a

Central Bank of Ireland governor Gabriel Makhlouf has cast doubt on government proposals that would allow developers to

A looming trade dispute between the US and the EU is ‘extremely concerning’, the governor of the Central Bank of Ireland said

Keir Starmer and Donald Trump spoke about progress on an economic deal between the UK and US, amid reports that a tax on tech

Housing affordability in England and Wales has returned to similar levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic, helped by

Keir Starmer is telling councils to prove they are tackling potholes or face losing the cash to fix them.

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The UK government will not ‘alter the basics’ of public spending, Keir Starmer has claimed, when faced with questions about

The UK is set to post a small expansion in March, the chief business economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence said Monday

The forthcoming plan to fix the National Health Service will see funds allocated to social care, the UK Health secretary has

A Labour MP has said the party cannot claim it is not bringing back austerity after the benefit reforms announced last week.

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Arrears on UK household bills have surged by 25% among those seeking debt advice as April bill hikes loom, a charity has

Irish government plans for tax cuts may have to be postponed due to the threat of a global trade war, the finance minister

Rachel Reeves has denied that Labour is heading towards austerity as she confirmed plans to cut the UK Civil Service running

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has ruled out raising taxes in next week’s spring statement.

The chancellor has repeatedly said

Flights have begun landing at Heathrow as it aims to return to normal operation on Saturday after the airport was shut over a

Irish producer prices declined both monthly and annually last month, numbers on Friday showed.

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Ed Miliband has said he is ‘very confident’ the UK government will create ‘hundreds of thousands’ of jobs with its green

Some £25 billion worth of Russian assets have been frozen by the UK government since the start of the Ukraine war, newly

More than 1,300 flights to and from Heathrow Airport will be disrupted on Friday because of the closure of the airport

Keir Starmer is not moving away from the idea of placing British ground forces in Ukraine as part of a future peacekeeping