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Autumn Statement 2022 Factsheet: Energy Taxes

From 1 January 2023, the rate of the Energy Profits Levy will be increased to 35% to ensure oil and gas companies benefitting from extraordinary prices pay their fair share...

Thursday, 17 November 2022 12:42

Rachel Reeves responding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

Rachel Reeves MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, responding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, said...

Thursday, 17 November 2022 12:39

Large minimum wage increases help protect low-paid workers’ living standards

Minimum wage rates from April 2023 have now been announced...

Thursday, 17 November 2022 12:38

RAC reacts to announcement that electric cars will be subject to vehicle tax from 2025

RAC head of policy Nicholas Lyes said: “After many years of paying no car tax at all, it’s probably fair the Government gets owners of electric vehicles to start contributing to the upkeep of major roads from 2025...

Thursday, 17 November 2022 12:36

Autumn Statement 2022: Business Rates Factsheet

Factsheet covering Autumn Statement 2022’s £13.6 billion business rates package....

Thursday, 17 November 2022 12:35

NHF response to the 7% cap on social rents increases

Responding to the announcement today that a cap of 7% will be applied to social rent increases in 2023/24, Kate Henderson, Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation, says...

Thursday, 17 November 2022 12:34

Chancellor brings forward further Medium-Term Fiscal Plan measures

The Chancellor of The Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has today, Monday 17 October, brought forward a number of measures from 31 October’s Medium-Term Fiscal Plan...

Thursday, 17 November 2022 12:33

ASCL comment on Autumn Statement

Commenting on the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Thursday, 17 November 2022 12:29

Autumn Statement 2022 - Chancellor's statement

Mr Speaker, In the face of unprecedented global headwinds, families, pensioners, businesses, teachers, nurses and many others are worried about the future...

Thursday, 17 November 2022 12:25

Jonathan Reynolds responds to the recent announcement about the finances of Royal Mail

Jonathan Reynolds MP, Shadow Labour Business Secretary, responding to the recent announcement about the finances of Royal Mail, said...

Thursday, 17 November 2022 11:02