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ALEX BRUMMER: Britain’s debt interest bill is robbing taxpayers

Before the financial crisis crashed the public finances and the economy in 2008-09, Labour Chancellor Gordon Brown liked to point out that his management of the... read more

Business reeling from £32bn tax bombshell as Hunt battles to balance the books

Business reeling from £32bn tax bombshell: Hunt battles to balance the books but critics say firms will be taxed ‘into the ground’ By Mark Shapland... read more

AUTUMN BUDGET 2022 RECAP: Jeremy Hunt defends brutal Autumn Statement

AUTUMN BUDGET 2022 RECAP: How Jeremy Hunt defended his brutal Autumn Statement by claiming £25billion in tax rises shows he is facing up to difficult decisions... read more

Four ways the Autumn Statement affects motorists and electric cars

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s most controversial Autumn Statement announcement for motorists was the ending of VED exemption for electric cars, with owners for... read more

Will the Autumn Statement help small businesses through recession?

Jeremy Hunt today announced a huge support package for small businesses worth almost £14billion in a bid to protect them from inflation. Spiralling costs coupl... read more

Delay to £86k care spending cap is a ‘betrayal’ of older people, say critics

Delay to £86k care spending cap is a ‘betrayal’ of older people, who may now pay tens of thousands extra before 2025 launch date, say critics By Ta... read more

Hunt leaves Britain’s biggest businesses nursing major tax hikes

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement was an attempt to repair public finances while trying to get the UK economy growing again. Thursday’s Autu... read more

Autumn Statement: Stamp duty changes will hit first-time buyers hardest

A new stamp duty deadline has been set by the Chancellor as part of measures he announced in the Autumn Statement. Jeremy Hunt said he would keep the stamp duty... read more

Autumn Statement: House prices to fall by 9% over the next two years according to OBR

House prices will fall by around 9 per cent between the end of this year and September 2024, according to the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR). The change,... read more

UK pub bosses say they are ‘on the brink’ after Autumn Budget Statement 2022

Pub landlords today said there was ‘no light at the end of the tunnel’ after Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement – as a brewery warned pint... read more

Autumn Statement: Key tax, bills and pensions announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced changes to income tax, inheritance tax, and energy bill support among other measures in today’s Autumn Statement. At ... read more

Autumn Statement capital gains tax changes mean landlords pay £2,600 more when selling properties

Landlords will be hit by a capital gains tax raid from next year that will see the typical property investor lose £2,600 when selling a home that has increased... read more

Average energy bills to rise to £3,000 a year from April – Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Budget 2022 unveils

Average energy bills will rise to £3,000 a YEAR from April but Jeremy Hunt confirms poorest will receive extra support with eight million households to get £9... read more

Investors hammered as dividend and CGT allowances slashed

The Chancellor hammered small investors in his Autumn Statement with a tax raid on their dividends and profits from shares, funds and investment trusts. The cur... read more

Burberry announces 42% dividend rise on back of revival in European sales

Burberry reveals bumper dividend hike as looser Covid restrictions lead to healthy revival at European stores Burberry proposes handing investors an interim pay... read more

State pension triple lock confirmed with 10.1% rise to £10,600

Pensioners will get a 10.1% state pension rise to £10,600 a year after Chancellor honours triple lock promise By Tanya Jefferies for Thisismoney.co.uk Publishe... read more

Autumn Statement tax changes: What does it mean for you?

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is standing in the House of Commons to deliver a crunch Autumn Statement, with Rishi Sunak’s Government eager to repair BritainR... read more

Jeremy Hunt prepares to deliver brutal budget with bleak £54 billion package of tax rises

Britain must ‘face into the storm’ of a global downturn, Jeremy Hunt will warn today as he prepares to deliver one of the most brutal Budgets in mod... read more

What is the UK’s £55bn fiscal hole and why do we face Budget tax hikes?

Britain has spent recent weeks being softened up for the new Chancellor to plug a supposed ‘fiscal black hole’, estimated at about £55billion. This fiscal ... read more

Can you get a title loan if you haven’t transferred the title over to your name?

Do you need a car title in your name to get a title loan? You might be wondering- is it possible to get a title loan if I haven’t transferred the title over i... read more

AUTUMN STATEMENT LIVE: Jeremy Hunt poised to unveil tax hikes

AUTUMN STATEMENT LIVE: Jeremy Hunt poised to unveil tax hikes and slash spending as UK households, businesses and markets brace themselves Jeremy Hunt expected ... read more

Halma hikes interim dividend for shareholders

Halma hikes interim dividend as FTSE 100 safety equipment group enjoys an upturn in profit and strong order book Halma has posted a surge in first half revenues... read more

HMRC should refund VAT on my self-build house, where is my money?  

Myself and my wife have built a new home to live in over the past two years, and finally moved in earlier this year. We were hoping to take advantage of a Gover... read more

Cost of raising a child is highest in year they turn two, reaching £17,600: How to plan and save

The terrible twos, renowned for temper tantrums and meltdowns, is also typically one of the worst years for parents’ finances, new research has revealed. ... read more