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Budget 2024: Small businesses call on government to ‘significantly increase relief’ to prevent lockdowns | Politics news – Uptrends

October 30, 2024 by Uptrends

Small businesses have called on the government to “significantly increase” the employment allowance to prevent them having to close after the Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to raise National Insurance contributions paid by employers – despite promising not to raise taxes “for working people” – to help plug a £40bn black hole during the … Read more

The government will announce £500 million in aid from energy suppliers amid the winter fuel row Money news – Uptrends

October 27, 2024 by Uptrends

Britain’s biggest energy retailers have told ministers they will provide more than £500 million of extra help to households as the government tries to avoid criticism over the row over winter fuel payments. Sky News has learned that the industry body, EnergyUK, plans to make a joint announcement with the Department for Energy Security and … Read more

Government spending plans are not enough to stop the decline in public investment Money news – Uptrends

October 25, 2024 by Uptrends

The Chancellor will need to spend an additional £20bn by the end of Parliament to keep public investment at current levels. Rachel Reeves He promised to unveil an “investment budget” next week, reversing the “years of underinvestment” overseen by the previous budget. governor government. However, this could involve taking on billions of pounds of new … Read more