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What personal tax rises might Rachel Reeves introduce to ease UK deficit?

The Labour election manifesto ruled out raising the rates of income tax, national insurance or VAT, but other personal taxes are in the firing...

‘It’s going to be grim’: Ed Conway on the state of public finances

Official data shows government borrowing in July was above expectations and at...

McDonald’s reveals plans to open over 200 new branches across the UK

MCDONALD'S will open more than 200 restaurants across the UK and Ireland over the next four years, in a boost for lovers of the...

Why Reeves’ relationship with the unions is a threat to Britain’s public finances

Ben Zaranko, economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), suspects there...

Shares in National Express owner jump as it starts sale of US school bus business

The owner of National Express has revealed it has begun the sale of its North American school bus business in an effort to reduce...

Ford cancels seven-seat electric SUV in profitability push | Autocar

Ford has scrapped its plan to launch a three-row, seven-seat electric SUV next year, warning that the move could cost the company $1.9 billion (£1.5bn). It...

Waitrose to open 100 new convenience shops

Waitrose has announced plans to open 100 new convenience stores over the next five years.The supermarket said the new stores would be opened across...

Rachel Reeves has already run out of cash

It was easy to mock it as a piece of political grandstanding. On taking office, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves almost immediately discovered a ‘black...

Brazil gives Scotch whisky protected status

Brazil has awarded special protected status to Scotch whisky - with the...

Cineworld backers pledge £35m investment if UK rescue plan succeeds

Cineworld's US-based parent will inject £35m into modernising its British cinema estate...

HSBC launches lowest mortgage rate on market as 3.5pc loans loom

Earlier this month, the central bank reduced its headline Bank Rate by...

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