David Cameron CLEARED by lobbying watchdog over ‘texts to Rishi Sunak asking for millions in Covid loans’ for Greensill Capital before it collapsed into administration Ex-Tory leader faced a probe over text messages he was reported to have sent His activities were investigated by registrar of consultant lobbyists Post set up in legislation passed by … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak delays decision on online sales tax until autumn amid hope of global tax reform By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 March 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delayed a decision on an online sales tax until the autumn amid hope of … Read more
David Cameron texted Rishi Sunak lobbying him to grant hundreds of millions of taxpayer-funded loans to stricken financial firm Greensill before it went bust The former prime minister is said to have texted the Chancellor’s private mobile Mr Sunak ignored most of the messages and instead referred him to officials Labour called for an inquiry … Read more
Britain faces another tax hike due to a £4billion black hole in Rishi Sunak’s Budget spending plans, an influential think tank warned today. The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the shortfall for the 2022−23 financial year went ‘entirely unmentioned’ in the Chancellor’s speech to the Commons on March 3. If the spending plan is followed … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak may offer health workers a one-off bonus to defuse the row over NHS pay Unions angered by a proposed one per cent rise for NHS, threatening strikes In response, Ministers said rest of the public sector was having a pay freeze Sources claim a one off bonus could avoid a U-turn and … Read more
Council tax is on track to raise an extra £7.5billion a year after Rishi Sunak gave town halls permission to put bills up by 5 per cent. The government’s watchdog has estimated that the levy bring in another £1.8billion next month, suggesting two thirds of authorities will take advantage of the new freedom. And by … Read more
Council tax is on track to raise an extra £7.5billion a year after Rishi Sunak gave town halls permission to put bills up by 5 per cent. The government’s watchdog has estimated that the levy bring in another £1.8billion next month, suggesting two thirds of authorities will take advantage of the new freedom. And by … Read more
Superdry boss’s fury at Chancellor for failing to reform business rates in his budget By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2021 Superdry’s boss has lashed out at the Chancellor for failing to reform business rates. Julian Dunkerton said he was ‘disappointed’ by … Read more
Budget 2021 at a glance Here are the main points of Rishi Sunak’s Budget: Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts economy will return to pre-Covid levels by the middle of 2022, six months earlier than previously thought. OBR forecast economy will grow this year by 4 per cent, by 7.3 per cent in 2022, then … Read more
Rishi Sunak today sparked fears of a future return to lockdown after he extended the furlough scheme to the end of September and announced grants for the self-employed will also continue. The Chancellor used the Budget to confirm that furloughed workers will continue to receive 80 per cent of their wages for the next seven … Read more