Calls for extension of windfall tax as BP posts ‘eye-watering’ profits Company under pressure after reporting £7bn profit in third quarter as Ukraine war drives up gas prices The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022
Rishi Sunak to 'make everyone pay more tax' as UK warned 'it is going to be rough' Jeremy Hunt is set to deliver the Autumn Statement next month Manchester Evening News · Nov 1, 2022
Extend UK energy price cap to hold inflation back, thinktank says IPPR says cap for longer than six months would aid growth and allow more to be spent on public services The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022
Rishi Sunak warned against return to austerity with public spending cuts at next mini-Budget OLD Think tank finds PM has ‘fiscal space’ to deliver support totalling billions in cost of living crisis The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022
Jeremy Hunt plots tax rises to fill £50 billion black hole in public finances Resolution Foundation said the Chancellor and Prime Minister face ‘unpalatable’ choices in the Autumn Statement. The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022
Tories set to make ALL Brits pay more tax as people warned 'it's going to be rough' A Treasury source revealed "everybody will need to contribute" more tax as income tax thresholds face being frozen until 2028, and there's no guarantee the state pension will rise with inflation Daily Mirror · Nov 1, 2022
Rishi Sunak preparing years of tax rises to plug £50bn fiscal black hole PM set to hike taxes across the board to repair nation’s finances after Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2022
HS2 rail scheme under review as government targets £50bn cuts Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are said to be considering up to £50bn in spending cuts Manchester Evening News · Oct 30, 2022
Disastrous cuts loom, but the Tories have a secret weapon – our weary fatalism People realise austerity 2.0 will wreck Britain, but many of us have lost the ability to imagine things could be different, says the Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022
The wave of financial support coming in November - including £330 pay boost for workers A wave of new schemes and financial support to help struggling households will be brought in next month, including a pay boost worth up to £330 for all workers. Edinburgh Live · Oct 30, 2022
Twitter deal may signal point when the ‘everything bubble’ bursts China’s property meltdown, the unwinding of QE and the tech stock plunge all show a fragile global financial ecosystem under stress The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022
Jeremy Hunt urged to scrap VAT on life-saving defibrillators to encourage more places to buy them SNP MSP Jenni Minto believes the cost of installing the life-saving devices is putting off charities and sports clubs from buying them. Daily Record · Oct 30, 2022
Sacked Education Secretary swipes at £10bn cycling funding as schools cut staff Kit Malthouse, who was booted out as Education Secretary when Rishi Sunak became PM this week, called on the PM and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt not to resort to "salami slicing" of government departments Daily Mirror · Oct 30, 2022
Transport, police and housing could face 9 per cent cuts as Britain enters 'new era of austerity' under Rishi Sunak's plan to save £50bn The new PM and Chancellor may choose instead for tax rises Manchester Evening News · Oct 30, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022 Bringing back ‘leaky Su’ Braverman: a bold move by Sunak, or a reckless gamble? The prime minister was aiming for discipline and unity in his new cabinet. So why did he allow the controversial home secretary to return days after quitting?
Wales Online · Oct 30, 2022 Police, buses, trains and housing face 9% cut in Rishi's plan to save £50billion The new PM and Chancellor may choose instead for tax rises
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022 Taxes must rise to plug £40bn black hole in Sunak and Hunt’s budget There’s limited scope for further spending cuts so the PM and chancellor must surely look to higher taxation to repair damage done by the mini-budget
Liverpool Echo · Oct 30, 2022 Money changes happening in November including DWP's £324 cost of living pay boost Major financial updates will come into effect in November
The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2022 ‘Devastation’ for the world’s poorest if UK Government cuts aid further NEW Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been urged to prevent further “devastating” cuts to the UK aid budget.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2022 Voters choose Sunak’s Tories over Labour to repair economy, new poll reveals Rishi Sunak’s arrival in Downing Street is already helping to rebuild the party’s reputation for financial management
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2022 Sunak warned public spending freeze would return services to 2010s austerity Due to the political ramifications of such a move, the PM may opt for more tax hikes to plug the fiscal hole, the Resolution Foundation said.
Daily Mirror · Oct 29, 2022 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged to fulfil campaign promise and publish his tax return When asked by the BBC if he would reveal how much tax he paid if he became PM, Rishi Sunak replied: 'Yes.' He is now being urged to fulfil his pledge to publish his tax return
Nottingham Post · Oct 29, 2022 10 money changes in November including £330 pay boost and Cost of Living support The Autumn statement is on November 17
Wales Online · Oct 29, 2022 Ten money payments, schemes, interest rate and tax changes coming in November that will hit bank accounts Including a £330 pay boost for workers
Manchester Evening News · Oct 29, 2022 Money changes this November - including £330 pay boost for workers A wave of new schemes and financial support will be brought in next month