Autumn Statement

Business minister raises the alarm on the tourist tax, saying the government is ‘very concerned’ about its impact on companies

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Business minister raises the alarm on the tourist tax, saying the government is ‘very concerned’ about its impact on companies

By Harriet Line Published: 01:34 GMT, 1 December 2023 | Updated: 01:55 GMT, 1 December 2023 A Business minister yesterday revealed the Government is ‘very concerned’ about the impact of the tourist tax on companies. Kevin Hollinrake said Cabinet colleagues would ‘make our views known very strongly’ to the Treasury as it reviews whether to … Read more

How smoking was stubbed out by rising prices: Just one in 10 Britons now light up – down from almost half 50 years ago – with the cost of 20 cigarettes soaring five-fold to £15 in three decades

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How smoking was stubbed out by rising prices: Just one in 10 Britons now light up – down from almost half 50 years ago – with the cost of 20 cigarettes soaring five-fold to £15 in three decades

By Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 16:58 GMT, 23 November 2023 | Updated: 16:58 GMT, 23 November 2023 Just one in 10 Britons now light up a cigarette as the cost of a packet of 20 has soared past £15 due to rising taxes. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show how … Read more

How much will YOUR energy bill go up? Use our calculator to find out how the 5% Ofgem price cap rise will affect your gas and electric costs in January

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How much will YOUR energy bill go up? Use our calculator to find out how the 5% Ofgem price cap rise will affect your gas and electric costs in January

A new online calculator reveals how much your energy bill will go up in January – after Ofgem announced its latest price cap rise of 5%. The average annual bill is set to increase by £94 in the New Year, meaning most British houseaholds can expect to pay around £1,931-a-year, up from £1,834.   Today’s price … Read more

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Migrant surge is a slap in the face for voters

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Migrant surge is a slap in the face for voters

In his Autumn Statement, Jeremy Hunt extolled the virtue of training home-grown workers to fill Britain’s labour shortages. Swiping at Labour, he said: ‘The Opposition would prefer to fill those vacancies in a different way; they hanker after a more liberal immigration regime, or even dream of bringing back free movement.’ Curiously, when the official … Read more

The ‘tourist tax’ is blamed for fuelling a huge reduction in foreign holidaymakers’ spending in the UK compared to before the pandemic

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The ‘tourist tax’ is blamed for fuelling a huge reduction in foreign holidaymakers’ spending in the UK compared to before the pandemic

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he would review demands to end the levy By David Churchill Published: 00:48 GMT, 24 November 2023 | Updated: 01:01 GMT, 24 November 2023 The controversial ‘tourist tax’ was yesterday blamed for fuelling a drop in foreign holidaymakers’ spending in Britain compared to pre-pandemic. A report by tourism agency VisitBritain found that … Read more

Get ready for austerity part two: Economists warn the UK should brace itself for public spending cuts on the scale of George Osborne’s measures following Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement

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Get ready for austerity part two: Economists warn the UK should brace itself for public spending cuts on the scale of George Osborne’s measures following Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement

Ministers would have to find £20 billion in 2028/29 to avoid cuts By Harriet Line Deputy Political Editor Published: 23:05 GMT, 23 November 2023 | Updated: 04:35 GMT, 24 November 2023 Britain should brace itself for public spending cuts on the scale of George Osborne‘s austerity measures, a group of economists warned yesterday. The Institute … Read more

Tories hit the panic button after net migration is upgraded by the equivalent of the population of Cambridge to ANOTHER new record of 745,000 a year – driven by arrivals from outside the EU looking for work

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Tories hit the panic button after net migration is upgraded by the equivalent of the population of Cambridge to ANOTHER new record of 745,000 a year – driven by arrivals from outside the EU looking for work

Rishi Sunak was warned that the Tories face a ‘do or die’ moment to act on immigration today after shock revised figures showed a net increase of almost three-quarters of a million people in 2022.  The Office for National Statistics (ONS) drastically increased its figure for the year to December up from 606,000 to 745,000, a … Read more

Get ready for a Spring election? Tories are put on ‘war footing’ for a snap poll as Jeremy Hunt teases MORE tax cuts in March if the economy stays on track, saying national insurance was ‘just a start’

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Get ready for a Spring election? Tories are put on ‘war footing’ for a snap poll as Jeremy Hunt teases MORE tax cuts in March if the economy stays on track, saying national insurance was ‘just a start’

Jeremy Hunt fuelled election fever in Westminster today as insisted his tax-cutting Autumn Statement had given voters a clear choice – and there is more to come. Touring broadcast studios in the wake of his dramatic fiscal package, the Chancellor said he is ready to wield the axe again if it can be done ‘responsibly’. The intervention came … Read more

Minimum wage to rise by more than a pound an hour to £11.44 from April as the largest increase in the National Living Wage in more than a decade sees it extended to all those aged 21 and over

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Minimum wage to rise by more than a pound an hour to £11.44 from April as the largest increase in the National Living Wage in more than a decade sees it extended to all those aged 21 and over

The National Living Wage will increase by more than a pound an hour from April, the Treasury announced today. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said that the pay threshold will rise from £10.42 per hour to £11.44, the largest increase in more than a decade. It was announced tonight on the eve of his Autumn Statement tomorrow. It will … Read more

Jeremy Hunt claims ‘fiscal discipline’ is working as hopes rise that inflation will finally slip below 5% tomorrow – hitting Rishi Sunak’s target and boosting Tory push for tax cuts

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Jeremy Hunt claims ‘fiscal discipline’ is working as hopes rise that inflation will finally slip below 5% tomorrow – hitting Rishi Sunak’s target and boosting Tory push for tax cuts

Jeremy Hunt claimed ‘fiscal discipline’ is working today amid hopes that figures will finally show inflation slipping below 5 per cent tomorrow. The Chancellor told MPs that ‘continued progress’ on curbing increases in prices was down to government’s ‘hard work’ to bear down on borrowing. The comments came with analysts predicting that official statistics will … Read more