IFS: Minimum unit pricing works better if implemented alongside reformed alcohol taxes
The UK government has put out a call for evidence, seeking views on how well the alcohol duty system currently works and how it could be reformed...
Friday, 20 November 2020 00:01
Think tank report touting public sector pay freeze ‘an insult’, says Unite
Public sector employees, many of whom are essential Covid-19 workers, should not be subject to a continuing pay freeze from a government that has not learnt the lessons of austerity...
Friday, 20 November 2020 00:01
Tulip Siddiq responds to EHRC report on pandemic's impact on children
Tulip Siddiq MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years, responding to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s warning about the devastating impact of this pandemic on children, said...
Friday, 20 November 2020 00:01
Tory failure on gender pay gap means 8.5 million women set to retire before seeing equal pay
Another 8.5 million women will go their whole careers without ever seeing equal pay unless the government takes urgent action to close the gender pay gap, new research by Labour reveals...
Thursday, 19 November 2020 22:30
Labour warns businesses face ‘triple whammy cash crisis’ as Chancellor’s ‘sleight of hand’ on lockdown support revealed
Labour is today warning that businesses face a ‘triple whammy’ cash crisis in the critical run up to Christmas trading, as new analysis shows that non-food retail, hospitality, leisure and cultural businesses and organisations across ...
Thursday, 19 November 2020 22:30
Banks and card issuers commit to ongoing support for consumer credit customers
The banking and finance industry has committed to renewed support for consumer credit customers facing financial difficulty as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic...
Thursday, 19 November 2020 19:09
Plans for a flood storage area in York approved by planning chiefs
Proposals to create a flood storage area on the River Foss north of Strensall were approved by York City Council’s planning committee today...
Thursday, 19 November 2020 18:51
Policy paper published on Advanced Nuclear Technologies
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has published information about Advanced Nuclear Technologies, previously known as Small Modular Reactors.
Thursday, 19 November 2020 18:07
New Transformation Business Group created
Over the past few months, leaders from across HMRC have worked together to set out a 10-year tax strategy and how we will achieve it...
Thursday, 19 November 2020 18:00
Update: Travel Corridors
Israel, Jerusalem, Namibia, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, Bonaire, St Eustatius & Saba, the Northern Mariana Islands and the US Virgin Islands...
Thursday, 19 November 2020 17:16