The Latest Breaking News from Economic Growth

Chancellor targets part-time workers in ‘win-win’ welfare shake-up

Kwasi Kwarteng wants to get 'Britain working again' in a bid to boost economic growth

Wales Online · Sep 22, 2022

'Brownhog Day' as ex-PM's think tank calls for 'Scottish Treasury' to boost growth

GORDON Brown’s Unionist think tank has called for the creation of a Scottish Treasury in a move which has been branded a “carrot” for voters.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22, 2022

Stamp duty cut: rumoured property tax cut in Friday’s mini-Budget could push up mortgage bills

Reports claim the Government is planning to reduce the property tax as part of efforts to boost economic growth

Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2022

Liz Truss signals further tax cuts could be on way in hunt for economic growth

PM’s remarks suggest tax cuts set to be unveiled in Friday’s ‘fiscal event’ may not be the last, with full budget expected in November

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022

Soaring energy bills 'price worth paying' to stand up to Putin, says Liz Truss

Prime Minister Liz Truss claimed higher costs were worth the pain so the UK did not rely on regimes such as Russia, which has been accused of 'blackmailing' Europe over gas supplies

Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022

Liz Truss warned corporation tax cuts have not fuelled investment

‘Race to the bottom’ on tax on company profits has failed to boost economic growth, says IPPR

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2022

Minimum wage hike seen reducing poverty in Thailand

Krungthai Compass, a research unit under Krungthai Bank, expects the minimum wage increase to reduce the number of poor workers, improve their income, and broadly support long-term Thai economic growth.

Bangkok Post · Sep 19, 2022

The gender pay gap, hard truths and actions needed

Asymmetries abound in India’s labour market and closing the gap is key to achieving social justice for working women

The Hindu · Sep 18, 2022

Monthly economic review | India’s growth to be sustained by consumer spending rebound

Private consumption rates had helped private-sector capital expenditure reach one of its highest levels in the last decade, said the report

The Hindu · Sep 17, 2022

Why it's not anti-environmental to be in favour of economic growth

In the midst of today’s cost of living crisis, many people who are critical of the idea of economic growth see an opportunity. In their recent book The Future is Degrowth, for example, prominent advocates Matthias Schmelzer, Aaron Vansintjan and Andrea Vetter argue that the post-Covid inflation has predominantly been…

The Conversation · Sep 14, 2022