autumn statement

Hunt Slashes National Insurance as Tories Gear up for General Election Campaign

The chancellor has cut national insurance for 27 million workers and increased the state pension by 8.5 percent.

November 22, 2023BY Chris Summers
UK’s Largest Anti-ULEZ Motorist Group Swings Toward Labour For First Time

A Tory MP urged the chancellor to introduce a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, while Reform UK climbs in ...

November 21, 2023BY Joseph Robertson
Government Borrowing Rises Ahead of Autumn Statement Announcements

Economists suggest that the Chancellor is 'pressured more than ever to pull something out of the bag' to ...

November 21, 2023BY Evgenia Filimianova
UK Chancellor Defends Decision to Raise Taxes for UK’s ‘Squeezed Middle’

The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has defended his decision to raise £25 billion ($30 billion) ...

November 18, 2022BY Chris Summers