London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – As part of the UK’s green energy targets, more than 1,000 new homes will be built across northern Scotland. SSEN Transmission, a subsidiary of the electricity company SSE, has marked a deal with local councils and housing
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to hit aristocrats and other rich property owners with a £1 billion inheritance tax raid in her Budget. Rachel Reeves is peeking at reforming business relief, a loophole which permits the
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Chancellor Rachel Reeves vows to create a tax system that keeps wealth creation and investment but cautions decisions will ‘not always be easy’ The Chancellor has given the clearest indication yet that businesses will face a hike
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – London Stansted has announced details of a £1.1bn investment programme to expand passenger numbers to 43 million a year and expand the number of destinations it flies to. The centrepiece of the five-year program is a £600m
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – The Tories have cautioned that Labour will be culpable of breaking its manifesto promise on taxes if it enhances employers’ national insurance (NI) contributions in this month’s Budget. The assertion from shadow work and pensions secretary Mel
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – Unions are urging UK ministers to undo “years of damage to the housing sector” by the prior Conservative government and honour its commitment to tackling the housing emergency by presenting a form of rent cap. Steve North,
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Strategies to broaden access to a new type of pension scheme permitting savings to be pooled have been set out by the UK Government. Collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes have the prospect of delivering trustworthy returns
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK house prices increase for the third month in a row to a near-record high. UK house prices rose for the third month in a row in September to nearly £200 short of a record high as
London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – The Bank of England is functioning on technology to settle blockchain payments employing central bank money to stop a shift to a private settlement that could damage financial stability, according to a senior official. Sasha Mills, executive
According to data analyzed by EBANX, a global technology company specializing in payment services for rising economies, Africa is set to witness explosive growth in consumer spending over the next decade. As the global landscape of digital commerce continues to evolve, Africa
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Small businesses have blamed water suppliers for saddling them with the price of “historic errors” made by managers in the scandal-hit industry, as it appeared their bills will rise nearly 30% by 2030. The water industry regulator,
London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK house prices are rising at their fastest annual rate for nearly two years as borrowing prices continue to fall on expectations that the Bank of England will keep cutting interest rates, Nationwide has stated. The building
