Budget

Healey sets budget for late October, promising to ‘spread money and power’ around UK

by The Guardian | Jul 31, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Budget, Business, John Healey, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Chancellor will have to find money for Burnham’s policies while sticking to fiscal rules as borrowing costs riseAndy Burnham’s government has set a date for a late October budget to “spread money and power” out of Westminster as...

UK faces ‘very difficult trade-offs’ in budget because of Iran war, say analysts

by The Guardian | Jul 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Bank of England, Budget, Budget deficit, Business, Economic policy, Economics, Government borrowing, Inflation, Iran, John Healey, Office for Budget Responsibility, Oil, Politics, Public finance, The Guardian, UK news, US-Israel war on Iran | 0 |

Leading thinktank says higher oil prices and inflation will give Andy Burnham a ‘challenging inheritance’Andy Burnham has been warned by a leading thinktank of “very difficult trade-offs in the next autumn budget” if the Iran...

Labour MPs call for Andy Burnham to restore aid spending target set by Brown

by The Guardian | Jul 11, 2026 | Aid, Andy Burnham, Budget, Economic policy, Economics, Foreign policy, Global development, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, Thinktanks, UK news | 0 |

Thinktank urges prospective prime minister to reclaim UK’s role as an international leader on developmentInfluential backbenchers are calling on Andy Burnham to reclaim Labour’s leadership on international development and chart...

Two-thirds of UK hospitality businesses plan to cut jobs and one in seven will close, survey finds

by The Guardian | Mar 31, 2026 | Budget, Business, Business rates, Hospitality industry, Minimum wage, Politics, Pubs, Rachel Reeves, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Sector cites ‘billions of pounds in additional costs’ from new business rates and increase in minimum wage thresholdsTwo-thirds of hospitality businesses are planning to cut jobs as a result of “suffocating” costs imposed by...

UK house prices rise in February as chancellor avoids ‘negative speculation’

by The Guardian | Mar 2, 2026 | Budget, Budget 2025, Business, Economic growth (GDP), Economics, House prices, Housing market, Nationwide, Politics, Property, Rachel Reeves, Real estate, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Rachel Reeves’s upcoming spring forecast has not led to slowdown, as property tax rumours did in NovemberBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesHouse prices in the UK increased in February as Rachel...

Tell us: how are your finances looking ahead of the Spring Forecast?

by The Guardian | Feb 26, 2026 | Budget, Business, Economics, Politics, Rachel Reeves, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

We want to hear how people across the UK are managing their money as Rachel Reeves prepares to set out the latest economic outlookNext Tuesday the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will update the country on the state of the economy...

Brighter UK economy gives Reeves a springboard for March statement

by The Guardian | Feb 20, 2026 | Budget, Business, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, Government borrowing, Inflation, Interest rates, Office for Budget Responsibility, Politics, Rachel Reeves, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Record public finances accompany stronger retail sales and business activity but some analysts express cautionThe economic backdrop to Rachel Reeves’s upcoming spring statement appeared to brighten on Friday after a trio of...

Keir Starmer’s next steps: what hurdles must the prime minister now negotiate?

by The Guardian | Feb 8, 2026 | Budget, Byelections, Keir Starmer, Labour, Local elections, Peter Mandelson, Politics, Schools, Special educational needs, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Top aide’s resignation may buy PM time, but coming weeks bring events that could yet end his time in officeKeir Starmer and his supporters will be hoping the resignation of Morgan McSweeney can buy him some time. But in the...

Gordon Ramsay says tax changes will make restaurants ‘lambs to the slaughter’

by The Guardian | Jan 22, 2026 | Budget, Budget 2025, Business, Food & drink industry, Gordon Ramsay, Politics, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Celebrity chef warns UK government’s plans for higher business rates from April ‘simply will not work’The celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has accused the government of cooking up a kitchen nightmare at restaurants across the...

UK economy entering 2026 amid sharp private sector downturn, says CBI

by The Guardian | Dec 21, 2025 | Bank of England, Budget, Budget 2025, Business, Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, Graduate careers, Job hunting, Money, Politics, Rachel Reeves, Services sector, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news, Unemployment, Work & careers | 0 |

Business lobby survey finds firms ‘put brakes on key spending decisions’ before autumn budgetHeather Stewart: Four reasons to be cheerful about UK plc in 2026Wes Streeting urges closer EU trading ties to grow economyUK failure...

‘You’re barred!’: Labour’s battle with pubs promises a new year headache

by The Guardian | Dec 21, 2025 | Budget, Business, Hospitality industry, Labour, Life and style, Politics, Pubs, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

A protest barring MPs from pubs is exposing deeper tensions between politicians and the communities they representLabour MPs heading back to their constituencies this weekend will do so with a sense of relief that another...

UK borrowed more than expected in November amid pre-budget pressure

by The Guardian | Dec 19, 2025 | Budget, Budget 2025, Business, Economic policy, Economics, Government borrowing, Labour, Office for National Statistics, Politics, Rachel Reeves, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

ONS figures show public sector net borrowing was £11.7bn – £1.9bn less than in same month last yearThe UK government borrowed more than expected in November, official figures show, amid pressure on the economy before chancellor...

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