Economy, Interest Rates & Government Policy News

The number of people in work in the UK rose to 32.7 million in the three months to March, according to the Office for National Statistics. The latest figures from the ONS revealed that an extra 99,000...

Nearly 2 million workers in the UK will be boosted by an increase in the minimum wage which comes into effect from today. The minimum wage in the UK, now called the National Living Wage, has gone up...

6th April marks the start of the new tax year, and with it will come various changes.Most notably, changes to tax brackets will reduce Income Tax for 30.6 million people, which the government hopes...

The employment rate in the UK is at its highest level since records began in 1971, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. There were a record 32.7 million people in...

HMRC will delay issuing the penalty notices to those who missed the deadline for their self-assessment, which may result in increased penalties. Previously HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued...

The employment rate in the UK is at its highest level in almost half a century, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics. There were a record 32.6 million people in work...

Over ten years later, the financial crisis is still having a negative impact on how much millennial’s are being paid. The Resolution Foundation’s latest Earnings Outlook report shows that out of all...

The proposed fee that EU citizens were going to be required to pay as part of their application to continue living in the UK has been scrapped by Theresa May. There are currently 3 million EU citizens...

 Data from the Office for National Statistics has shown that the growth of the UK economy has slowed down in the three months up to October. The country’s GDP grew 0.4% in the quarter leading to the...

January 19th 2019 is the deadline for getting your self assessment tax return to HMRC for income earned between April 2017 and April 2018. You still have plenty of time, but with the Christmas and New...