The next General Election might be more than four years off and Boris Johnson has dismissed claims he could stand down next year due to ill health – but that has not stopped Tory MPs from engaging in their favourite pastime – leadership speculation. And the consensus is, when the time comes, it is likely … Read more
A £30billion tax raid on the wealthy is being planned to help pay for the massive cost of coronavirus, it was claimed last night. Treasury officials are said to be drawing up plans to target the better off, businesses and pensions to plug the gap in the nation’s finances. Capital gains tax and corporation tax … Read more
Pizza Hut and a string of Mayfair and Belgravia restaurants have joined the list of venues funding their own extension of Rishi Sunak‘s meal deal scheme. The chains will continue the 50 per cent discount into September, which the Government has financed through August. More than 64million meals were eaten under the scheme during its first … Read more
Prezzo, Pizza Hut and a string of Mayfair and Belgravia restaurants have joined the list of venues funding their own extension of Rishi Sunak‘s meal deal scheme. The chains will continue the 50 per cent discount into September, which the Government has financed through August. More than 64million meals were eaten under the scheme during its … Read more
Wetherspoons are running out of tomato ketchup due to Rishi Sunak‘s popular Eat Out to Help Out discount scheme. The pub chain was hit by ‘high demand’ and reduced supply after flooding at Heinz’s factory during storms. Sachets of brown sauce and mustard have also been impacted amid fury from customers. It comes as it … Read more
More than 90,000 travel sector jobs have been lost or placed at risk since the coronavirus crisis started, the association of travel agents and tour operators has said. ABTA has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak asking for Government measures to support businesses, warning that the job situation in the industry had reached a ‘critical point’ … Read more
Rishi Sunak plans to axe the £500million-a-year ‘Facebook tax’ on US tech giants after deciding that angering Donald Trump is ‘more trouble than it’s worth’ Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to ditch the ‘Facebook tax’ on big tech companies He reportedly decided The Digital Services Tax is ‘more trouble than it is worth’ The tax is … Read more
Six million furloughed workers broke the rules by doing their jobs from home during lockdown, according to a major report. Almost two-thirds of the 9.4 million people whose salaries were paid by the Government worked during April and May, despite businesses being banned from claiming for employees who did so. Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s £30 billion … Read more
Adviser linked to exams fiasco is given a key role in new planning changes that critics fear could see developers ‘concreting’ the countryside Tim Leunig joins team working on biggest changes to building laws in 70 years Dr Leunig was on government group that advised how to standardise grades Standardisation led to the downgrading of … Read more
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak at war over pension reform as chancellor plans to suspend triple lock protection to tackle £2TRILLION public debt The Chancellor wants to shelve pensions ‘triple-lock’ to help economic recovery Boris Johnson has pushed back because maintaining lock was manifesto pledge Fears that increase in average wages next year could create … Read more
Diners have eaten more than 35million Eat Out To Help Out meals under Rishi Sunak‘s half-price scheme. The scheme – which started on August 3 – saw some 24.5million dishes enjoyed by Britons in 85,000 participating restaurants in its second week. This figure is nearly double the 10million who took advantage between August 3 and August 9. … Read more
– What is stamp duty? The Stamp Duty Land Tax was introduced in its current form in December 2013 and applies to people who buy a property or land over a certain price in England and Northern Ireland. The previous threshold meant property costing over £125,000 is liable for the tax, although the 2017 Budget … Read more
Britain’s economy is on course for a rapid recovery from the coronavirus crisis, a senior Bank of England official predicts today. Chief economist Andy Haldane says strong consumer spending has already helped the UK claw back as much as half of the losses triggered by the pandemic. He insists ‘now is the time to see … Read more