Nov 23, 2021 | Current Affairs
The Federation of Small Businesses' (FSB) measurement of business confidence has slipped by 2.2 points between Q2 and Q3 2021, falling to 16.4, the second consecutive quarterly fall of the small business index (SBI). Among businesses looking to grow, the majority...
Nov 22, 2021 | Current Affairs
Recent data from HMRC shows the tax authority collected £392 billion in taxes between April and October 2021, £99.8bn more than the same period in 2020. Tax receipts collected for income tax, capital gains tax, National Insurance contributions and the apprenticeship...
Nov 19, 2021 | Current Affairs
The UK's average house price increased by 11.8% over the year to September 2021, up from 10.2% in the twelve months to August 2021, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The average UK house cost a record high of £270,000 in September 2021,...
Nov 17, 2021 | Current Affairs
The cost of living rose from 3.1% to 4.2% in October 2021 - the highest rate in almost 10 years - due to rising fuel and energy costs, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The consumer price index measure of inflation is now more than...
Nov 16, 2021 | Current Affairs
Over 100,000 young people have found paid work through Chancellor Rishi Sunak's kickstart scheme, the latest Government figures show. Launched on 2 September 2020 as part of the Government's ‘plan for jobs', the £2 billion job placement scheme has helped thousands of...
