Apr 29, 2024 | Current Affairs
Britons may experience higher food prices and potential shortages in supermarkets as new post-Brexit border fees take effect this week. Industry experts have raised concerns that new fees at the Port of Dover and through the Eurotunnel on imports of plant and animal...
Apr 26, 2024 | Current Affairs
Small businesses in the UK are grappling with significant increases in fixed daily utility costs, which are escalating regardless of usage. Recent data shows that nearly two-thirds of these businesses cite utility costs as a key factor driving higher expenses. The...
Apr 25, 2024 | Current AffairsSavings
Ministers have been urged to increase minimum pension contribution rates immediately to prevent a potential retirement crisis. According to a new report from the Pension Policy Institute, current contribution rates of 5% for employees and 3% for employers should both...
Apr 24, 2024 | Current Affairs
Banks, including Barclays, HSBC, and NatWest, are increasing costs on fixed-rate mortgage deals. Barclays raised rates for the second time in a week by 0.1% across various products. Similarly, NatWest will increase rates on some two and five-year deals for existing...
Apr 23, 2024 | Current Affairs
The Government's borrowing for the year ending March 2024 was £120.7bn, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This figure is lower than last year's but still £6.6bn more than the forecast by the Government's independent forecaster, the Office for...
