ALCOHOL prices in pubs and supermarkets to be pushed up by a perfect storm of rule changes. Changes to tax on alcohol, ...

Debt costs pushed up UK government borrowing more than forecast last month, highlighting the fiscal challenges facing ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves ‘s financial headache has been inflamed by a surprise jump in borrowing in December, which leapt to a four-year high of nearly £18 billion.

The deficit was the highest for any December since 2020, when the government was forced to prop up closed businesses and spend billions of pounds on medical equipment because of the covid lockdowns ...

Government borrowing hit £17.8 billion in December, surpassing forecasts by £3.2 billion intensifying the debate over the ...

The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing stood at £17.8 billion last month, up £10.1 billion on a ...

We got the latest UK employment data this morning. With the usual caveats around its reliability, there are signs of the ...

In Wales the unemployment rate was up on the previous quarter by 0.7% to 5.6% of adults of working age. Of the UK’s nations ...

The British Chambers of Commerce has warned that there are already 'warning lights' flashing over the jobs market as the ...

The ONS cautioned the latest payroll estimation, drawn from tax data, was subject to change, while the unemployment rate is ...

The number of payrolled employees was estimated to have fallen by 47,000 during December to 30.3 million – the biggest drop ...

HOMEOWNERS are being hit by a £500-a-year “Labour mortgage premium” after government borrowing costs have risen, the Tories ...