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Findlay urges Sarwar to back winter fuel payment U-turn

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has urged his Labour counterpart to back a U-turn on the winter fuel payment ahead of the UK Budget next week. The UK Government announced this summer that the benefit provided to pensioners would be ...

24 Oct 2024 at 12:59

Private sector output shrinks for first time in more than a year

Activity across the UK’s private sector contracted in the first weeks of November, amid a slump in business optimism and in the period following the Budget. The S&P Global flash UK composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) reported a reading ...

22 Nov 2024 at 09:53

Scotland

Scottish GDP shrunk 0.2% in October, latest estimates show

Scotland’s economy shrunk by 0.2% in October following growth of 0.3% the previous month, according to the latest estimates. The decline came as the UK’s GDP contracted by 0.1% in October. The estimates for Scotland mean that in the three ...

18 Dec 2024 at 14:29

Scotland

Change rules to allow public sector investment borrowing, Swinney to tell Reeves

The UK Government should change the fiscal rules to allow borrowing for public sector investment, Scotland’s First Minister is expected to say in a speech on Monday. Speaking ahead of the Budget on October 30, John Swinney will address ...

21 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Swinney refuses to rule out freeze on tax thresholds in Scottish budget

John Swinney has refused to rule out freezing the tax thresholds as a measure of increasing the Holyrood Government’s revenue in the upcoming Scottish budget. The First Minister said he would not comment on what would be in the ...

21 Oct 2024 at 17:32

Chancellor urged to invest billions in heat pumps and insulation

A cross-sector coalition of energy, fuel poverty and environmental groups is calling on the Chancellor to invest billions in upgrading homes with insulation and heat pumps. In a letter signed by National Energy Action, Age UK, ...

09 Mar 2023 at 10:15

Scotland

UK Government must cover cost of national insurance hike for charities – Swinney

The UK Government must reimburse charities for the cost of increasing employers’ national insurance, John Swinney has said. The First Minister said the tax hike should not apply to the third sector. Rachel Reeves raised the ...

07 Nov 2024 at 16:51

Why did the UK economy grow in August and what does it mean?

The UK economy grew in August after two months of flatlining earlier in the summer, official figures showed on Friday. The modest improvement came as Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares for the upcoming Budget at the end of ...

11 Oct 2024 at 12:25

Scotland

UK Government must show it is ‘serious’ about tackling child poverty – Swinney

Chancellor Rachel Reeves must use this month’s Budget to show the UK Government is “serious about ending child poverty”, John Swinney has said. The First Minister said he believes Scotland is making “real progress” in ...

05 Nov 2025 at 19:02

County Derry Post

Claudy business fears Budget will cause significant obstacles

A director of a County Derry-based transport company fears his business will face 'significant obstacles' following the Labour Party's first Budget in 14 years. Glen Miller, of Claudy firm DA Miller and Sons ...

05 Nov 2024 at 13:33

Scotland

Swinney tells UK Government to stop infighting and focus on reducing bills

First Minister John Swinney told the UK Government to focus on “fighting to reduce household bills” after reports of internal conflict within the Labour Party. Mr Swinney made the comments ahead of the UK ...

16 Nov 2025 at 00:01

Starmer ‘not available for Budget meeting’, says Swinney

Sir Keir Starmer’s team has rejected a request to meet with John Swinney this week ahead of the Budget, the First Minister has claimed. Mr Swinney is due to head to London this week, taking part in an ...

17 Nov 2025 at 14:20

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