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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, Greenpeace UK and 20 ...

09 Mar 2023 at 10:15

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 this month. But what ...

11 Oct 2024 at 12:25

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 an ...

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 Scottish ...

21 Oct 2024 at 17:32

Scotland

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 ...

24 Oct 2024 at 12:59

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 rate of ...

07 Nov 2024 at 16:51

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 Transport Ltd, was ...

05 Nov 2024 at 13:33

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 ...

18 Dec 2024 at 14:29

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) ...

22 Nov 2024 at 09:53

Scotland

Scottish budget could be brought forward by two days, says committee convener

The date of the unveiling of the Scottish budget could be brought forward by two days, the convener of Holyrood’s Finance Committee has said. Finance Secretary Shona Robison had previously said she was “minded” to unveil ...

01 Oct 2025 at 14:05

City

Travelodge warns over raft of cost hikes and Budget pressures

Budget hotel chain Travelodge has warned it is facing a barrage of rising costs from wage bill hikes and Budget tax moves as it also flagged worries over consumer demand. The group said the upcoming above-inflation rise ...

27 Nov 2025 at 09:29

Reeves ‘very clearly’ misled the public ahead of the Budget – Swinney

John Swinney has said Rachel Reeves has “very clearly” misled the public over the state of the UK’s finances ahead of the Budget. The First Minister said the Chancellor had described the fiscal situation as being “much ...

01 Dec 2025 at 12:31

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