Budget

Inflation falls to lowest rate in over three years

UK inflation fell to 1.7% in September, down from 2.2% in August, marking the lowest rate in over three years.This…

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Retailers urge chancellor to apply Retail Rates Corrector

More than 70 retail CEOs have urged chancellor Rachel Reeves to ease business rates amid warnings that a £2.7bn tax…

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September retail sales see biggest boost in half a year

UK Total retail sales increased by 2% year on year in September marking the largest increase in over six months,…

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Sainsbury’s chief calls for Budget action on consumer confidence

Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts has called on the government to introduce measures to improve consumer confidence in the Budget this…

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Shop prices move further into deflation

Shop Price deflation was at 0.6% in September, down from deflation of 0.3% in the previous month and below the…

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UK consumer confidence falls sharply to -20 in September

UK consumer confidence has dropped sharply to -20 in September, according to GfK’s long-running index. The survey revealed that all…

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Today’s news in brief-13/9/24

Logistics UK warned that new EU fingerprint and facial recognition checks for non-EU passengers at Dover could cause delays, impacting…

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Retail industry is overtaxed, says BRC

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has claimed that the retail industry is overtaxed compared with other sectors of the economy…

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Today’s news in brief-6/9/24

Burberry, a fixture in the FTSE 100 for the past 15 years, has been demoted to the FTSE 250 following…

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CBI boss calls for gov to fix ‘antiquated’ rates system

CBI CEO Rain Newton-Smith has called on the government to fix the “antiquated” business rates rules in England to boost…

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