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Budget 2017: National Insurance hike U-turn? Number 10 fails to rule out review of Hammond's tax change
Pressure mounts on chancellor after breaking Tory manifesto pledge with 2017 Budget.
Ian Silvera Mar 09, 2017
Philip Hammond unveils £392m Midlands Engine plan as Tories target Labour heartland
Chancellor announced strategy with just two months before the West Midlands mayoral election.
Ian Silvera Mar 09, 2017
UK family finances face squeeze into 2020s as pay growth 'worst since Napoleonic wars'
Resolution Foundation warns of 'grim' forecasts in Chancellor Philip Hammond's 2017 Spring Budget.
Ian Silvera Mar 09, 2017
Government defends Budget 2017's 'slap in the face' rise in NICs for self-employed
Chancellor Philip Hammond repeats 2% increase for workers will help bring fairness to tax system.
Ewan Palmer Mar 09, 2017
Another Budget, more austerity — Philip Hammond is adding fuel to Britain's funeral pyre
Seven years on, Tory austerity is still killing Britain.
Harry Leslie Smith Mar 08, 2017
FX Focus: Pound tumbles to seven-week low against euro and dollar after Spring Budget
Sterling on track for ninth consecutive losing session, while dollar advances after strong jobs report.
Dan Cancian Mar 08, 2017
Jeremy Corbyn: Budget shows UK economy is not prepared for Brexit
Labour leader warned of under-investment and an over-reliance on consumer spending.
Ian Silvera Mar 08, 2017
FTSE Moves: Markets find it hard to get excited by Philip Hammond Budget 2017
Traders exasperated that no new light was shed on the government's Brexit plans.
Roger Baird Mar 08, 2017
Budget 2017: UK economy to weather Brexit storm and grow more than expected in 2017
OBR revises growth forecast to 2% this year, but Britain's economy will slow down next year.
Dan Cancian Mar 08, 2017
Spring Budget 2017: Who are the self-employed with Philip Hammond's NIC tax hike
Chancellor hopes to improve public services by making self-employed pay on average 60p a week more.
Ewan Palmer Mar 08, 2017
Pubs among big winners as Chancellor boosts business rates relief package in Budget 2017
Hammond says 90% of pubs will get a £1,000 discount on their business rate bills.
Roger Baird Mar 08, 2017
The best jokes from Philip 'Spreadsheet Phil' Hammond in his Budget 2017 speech
Chancellor delivered the Budget as if it was a comedy set at Jongleurs.
Shane Croucher Mar 08, 2017
Hammond faces 'White Van Man' backlash after self-employed tax hike in 2017 Budget
Chancellor plans to scrap class two National Insurance Contributions for self-employed on April 2018.
Ian Silvera Mar 08, 2017
Read Philip Hammond's Budget 2017 speech in full
Chancellor delivers his first ever budget speech in the House of Commons
Staff Reporter Mar 08, 2017
Budget 2017 key points: Big changes to national insurance and social care
Chancellor Philip Hammond said there was "no room for complacency" despite improved economic forecasts.
Jordan Bhatt Mar 08, 2017
Budget 2017 as it happened: Hammond pledges £2bn to social care but warns against reckless spending
The chancellor warns against expecting major surprises on taxes and spending plans.
Dan Cancian Mar 08, 2017
Labour tells Philip Hammond: Tackle social care crisis in Spring Budget 2017 or face Tory mutiny
Shadow City minister Jonathan Reynolds spoke to IBTimes UK ahead of the 2017 Budget.
Ian Silvera Mar 08, 2017
UK economic growth forecast upgraded by OECD
Gross domestic product expected to expand by 1.6% in 2017.
Karthick Arvinth Mar 08, 2017
Budget 2017: Hammond to raise taxes and cut spending in preparation for post-Brexit Britain
The Chancellor is expected 'to not shirk difficult questions' about the country's economy.
Tareq Haddad Mar 08, 2017
Budget 2017 checklist: Five things to watch out for when the Chancellor gets to his feet
Philip Hammond is expected to have £12bn to play with, but he plans keep hold of it in case economy weakens.
Roger Baird Mar 07, 2017
Hammond set to reveal budget cash to pave way for first new grammar schools since the 1960s
The selective schools are a focus for the British Prime Minister Theresa May.
Brendan Cole Mar 07, 2017
Local councils in Britain to get emergency cash injection to fund social care
Theresa May faces possible backbench rebellion if she does not resolve social care funding.
Rachel Middleton Mar 03, 2017
Chancellors pulling Budget rabbits out of hats leads to U-turns and confusion say experts
Report says stronger challenge and wider consultation will lead to fewer 'omnishambles' Budgets.
Roger Baird Jan 17, 2017
Autumn Statement: Government is borrowing huge sums - leaving us in a sea of debt
The plain fact is that we can't go on living beyond our means, borrowing our way out of every difficulty.
Michael Toner Nov 23, 2016
Government abandons plans to force all schools to become academies
Backdown comes amid opposition to plans from Tory rebels.
Tom Porter May 06, 2016
Nigeria corruption: OccupyNASS protesters urge senate president Bukola Saraki to resign
Protesters call for end to corruption as President Buhari's anti-graft fight continues.
Ludovica Iaccino Apr 27, 2016
'Wake-up call for Westminster' as UK economy stutters in first quarter
Many business indicators tracked by the British Chambers of Commerce are 'at a low ebb.'
Romil Patel Apr 11, 2016
Labour calls George Osborne's academies scheme a 'funding blackhole'
Reports claim the chancellor's plans to turn all schools into academies face a sharp funding shortfall.
Joe Gamp Apr 03, 2016
National Living Wage: Companies that can't afford to pay it don't have a viable business model
Increase productivity and improve business functions and wage increases shouldn't be an issue.
James Caan Apr 01, 2016
National Living Wage: Osborne's risky experiment will affect low-skilled, vulnerable workers
The chancellor has shown he is willing to tolerate fewer jobs for higher pay - for others.
Ryan Bourne Mar 31, 2016
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