Rishi Sunak goads ‘high-tax’ SNP as Scots brace for MORE hikes: PM warns separatists over plans being announced in Budget tomorrow – pointing out that Holyrood has been handed RECORD funding

Rishi Sunak goads ‘high-tax’ SNP as Scots brace for MORE hikes: PM warns separatists over plans being announced in Budget tomorrow – pointing out that Holyrood has been handed RECORD funding

By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 13:02 GMT, 18 December 2023 | Updated: 13:02 GMT, 18 December 2023 Rishi Sunak goaded the high-tax SNP today as Scots brace for more hikes to be announced. Humza Yousaf’s party is due to unveil plans to increase the burden further tomorrow as they struggle to fill … Read more

Misery for London as US and Chinese shoppers flock to Paris and Milan where they can nab a 20% VAT refund

Misery for London as US and Chinese shoppers flock to Paris and Milan where they can nab a 20% VAT refund

American and Chinese consumers now splash the cash in Paris and Milan By Jessica Clark and Emily Hawkins Published: 01:42 GMT, 9 December 2023 | Updated: 02:06 GMT, 9 December 2023 London‘s lack of tax-free shopping resulted in European stores cashing in instead during a booming Black Friday weekend. American and Chinese consumers who once … Read more

Ministers face Commons defeat on push to create immediate compensation scheme for infected blood scandal victims and their families

Ministers face Commons defeat on push to create immediate compensation scheme for infected blood scandal victims and their families

Ministers are braced for defeat in the House of Commons tonight after Tory MPs joined calls for a new body to administer payouts to infected blood victims. At least 30 Conservative backbenchers are due to rebel against the Government and demand the establishment of a judge-led body to oversee a compensation scheme. The infected blood scandal saw … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

Warning highest energy bills ever will ‘cost lives’ this winter – as Ofgem reveals 5% rise in price cap

Warning highest energy bills ever will ‘cost lives’ this winter – as Ofgem reveals 5% rise in price cap

British Gas reported profits of £969 million for the first six months of 2023  By Sean Poulter Consumer Affairs Editor Updated: 08:21 GMT, 24 November 2023 Millions face the highest energy bills on record this winter, triggering warnings that it will ‘cost lives’. Industry watchdog Ofgem announced a 5 per cent rise in the energy … 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

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