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Cost of wine, beer and spirits to rise under new tax update

Posted on Dec 2, 2025Dec 9, 2025 by Rohan Gadaballi
The price of most alcoholic drinks will go up from February as alcohol duty rises by 3.66% under Rachel Reeves’...Read More

Budget 2025 Explained: What Will Cost You More, and Where You’ll Save

Posted on Dec 2, 2025Dec 2, 2025 by Chuqi Chen
The 2025 Budget introduces a set of tax and policy changes that will shape household finances in the coming years....Read More

UK universities face uncertainty over proposed international student levy

Posted on Nov 21, 2025Nov 23, 2025 by Pan Jie
Experts warn of a higher education sector divided into "winners" and "losers". A proposed 6 per cent levy on international...Read More

Tower Hamlets approves controversial high-rise housing plan

Posted on Nov 21, 2025Dec 11, 2025 by Pan Jie
Final nail in the coffin of the East End, warns Councillor Marc Francis A controversial new plan to build more...Read More

UK Labour Share Rises Amid Global Decline, Driven by Reforms and Service Sector Growth

Posted on Dec 11, 2024Dec 13, 2024 by Himanshi Yadav
The labour share of the United Kingdom’s national income increased by six percentage points in roughly three decades, due to...Read More

Black Friday Spending Statistics: 2024 Insights 

Posted on Dec 3, 2024Dec 3, 2024 by Raneem Alqadi
 Black Friday is the biggest shopping event of the year, with millions of people searching for the best deals. Online...Read More

Autumn 2024 Budget: Transport costs continue to climb

Posted on Nov 3, 2024 by Bismah Tapal
Chancellor Rachel Reeves presented the new budget to the House of Commons on October 30, which included major announcements on...Read More
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Gender Pay Gap Decreases at a “Snail’s Pace”

Posted on Nov 1, 2024Jan 6, 2025 by Giulia Serrelli
The median gender pay gap for full-time employees in the UK has reduced to seven per cent from seven and...Read More
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First Labour Budget announces changes to Inheritance Tax

Posted on Oct 31, 2024Oct 31, 2024 by Ananyanarayan Dhanabalan
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced reforms to Inheritance Tax (IHT) in the Budget, part of the Labour government's effort to...Read More

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