The latest findings of Centre for Cities, a think tank focused upon understanding and improving UK city economies, suggest that London now pays almost a third of all UK taxes.
The London bubble: capital pays a third of UK tax
Economy
Brexit update
What has happened since the result of the EU referendum on 24th June when the country discovered that Brexit was to become a reality?
The EU Referendum: Britain Takes Back Control. Or Does It?
The EU Referendum sent the UK political system and economy into uncharted waters, with stock and currency markets around the globe in turmoil
Brexit: Britain votes to leave the European Union
In a historic referendum, Britain voted to leave the European Union. The Brexit vote triggered a tidal wave of political and fiscal changes.
Tax Cuts now, Pay Later?
The Chancellor will need to reduce borrowing by £32bn in 2019-20 – the biggest ever annual cash consolidation – in order to meet his Budget surplus target by the end of parliament.
Davos 2016 • What you may have missed
The 46th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum took place from 19th January for four days in Davos, Switzerland.
Autumn Statement 2015 Overview
A summary of the Autumn Statement 2015, delivered by George Osborne. Read all the pertinent points and things that may impact you.
July 2015
An essential part of writing this bulletin each month is making daily notes on the main business and stock market news. This month we have comfortably broken our record – more than six pages of notes. And as you might expect, about half of those pages are about Greece and its debts.
April 2015
With the upcoming election and George Osborne’s Budget delivered on 18th March, it was easy to overlook some significant events in March.
2015 Budget Summary: The Election Budget
The Chancellor gave his Election Budget on 18th March. All of the well-trailed measures were included with help for savers, more flexibility with pensions. There was also a shake up of the ISA rules and the introduction of a new ‘Help to Buy’ ISA to help first-time buyers.