News Archive
30/8/2024
The UKs Tax System Is A Significant Barrier To Ending Regional Wealth Inequality, New Research Argues
The tax system this government inherited actively works against its ambition to rebalance the country with income from work taxed higher than income from wealth. IPPR's analysis found that those in London and the South East are more likely to benefit from favourable tax treatment due to lower taxes on income from wealth.
30/8/2024
Majority Of Living Standards Growth Over The Parliament Is Due To Come In This Year Alone -without Action From Government 400,000 More Children Could Fall Below The Poverty Line
Real median household incomes are projected to grow by a healthy 3 per cent this year. But on current economic forecasts and policy assumptions, this recovery is set to peter out, with incomes forecast to grow by just 2 per cent in total over the next five years, highlighting why the Government needs to beat the forecasts by kickstarting growth, says Resolution Foundation research published on Thursday 29 August 2024.
30/8/2024
Household Costs Indices For Uk Household Groups - April To June 2024
Overall, UK household costs, as measured by the Household Costs Index (HCI), rose 2.5% in the year to June 2024, slowing from the annual rate of 4.5% in March 2024. Over the past three years, the all-households inflation rate has followed the fifth income decile most closely; costs for these households rose 2.3% in the year to June 2024, compared with rises of 3.3% for high-income households (decile 9) and 1.7% for low-income households (decile 2).
30/8/2024
Working And Workless Households In The UK - April To June 2024
Labour Force Survey (LFS) household estimates have been weighted to population estimates published in November 2023 for periods from October to December 2023 onwards; a discontinuity has been introduced at this point, so comparisons before this point are not possible. Increased volatility of the LFS estimates, resulting from smaller achieved sample sizes, means that estimates of quarterly change should be treated with additional caution.30/8/2024
Drivers Told To Prepare For Rise In Fuel Duty
Drivers across the UK are being warned to expect a rise in fuel duty in the Government's upcoming Autumn Budget. New Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer has already stated that there is a £22 billion ‘black hole' in public finances that needs to be filled.
30/8/2024
Richard Murphy Interviewed On Politics Joe - Starmer's Tax Policy Interrogated
This was an enjoyable exchange. Richard Murphy on Politics Joe Youtube clearly sets how Labour could solve many of the UK economic problems.
30/8/2024
Six Ways To Fill Labour's Fiscal BLACK HOLE - Richard Murphy
Labour claims it has a "black hole" of £22 billion to fill in the government's finances. They should stop making a fuss.
30/8/2024
Waiting Times For Cancer Treatment Across The UK
The devolved nature of UK healthcare policy means that healthcare is run separately, and differently, across the four UK nations; each nation has developed its own standards for the treatment of cancer, and associated targets for these standards. All UK countries have a standard that a patient should wait no more than 62 days from their cancer referral being received (or the "point-of-suspicion" in Wales) to starting treatment; England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland also have a standard that a patient should wait no more than 31 days from the "decision-to-treat" the cancer to starting treatment.30/8/2024
Dingwall and Highlands Marts Ltd 29 August 2024 - Sale of breeding sheep and all class of lambs
DINGWALL., Dingwall and Highlands Marts Ltd., (29th August) sold 2,475 breeding sheep also all classes of lambs and Lewis Livestock at its annual sale sponsored by Gow Transport. Gimmers 1st - W A & H V Stewart, 1 Newmore, Muir of Ord, £270.
30/8/2024
Dingwall And Highland Marts Ltd - Lewis Lamb Sale 29 August 2024
DINGWALL., Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd., (August 29th) sold 655 Lambs from Lewis livestock producers. Lewis Livestock Producers lambs (655) averaged £60.23 (up £6.85 on the year) and sold to £110 for a Cheviot from 8 South Shawbost, Barvas.30/8/2024
Students On A Shoestring - Cost Of University Eclipses Average Student Income By 300 Per Cent
More than three quarters of students worried about cost of university life, a new poll from Nationwide shows. Average monthly income of £752.20 dwarfed by expected living costs of £2,197 - a threefold increase.30/8/2024
UK House Prices Fell 0.2% Month On Month In August
UK house prices fell 0.2% month on month in August. Annual growth rate picked up to 2.4%, from 2.1% in July.
30/8/2024
Scottish Government And SGF Publish Guide For Retailers Transitioning To New Minimum Unit Price
The Scottish Government and Scottish Grocer's Federation have today 29 August published an official Retailers Guide to MUP, ahead of the planned increase from 50p to 65p due to come into force next month. From 30th September, all Scottish businesses selling alcohol products to the public will be required to charge at least 65 pence per unit of alcohol.
30/8/2024
RAC Calls On Retailers To Cut The Price Of Fuel By 6p Per Litre To Reflect Lower Wholesale Costs
The RAC has this week issued an urgent appeal to the UK's biggest fuel retailers to do the right thing and cut fuel prices at the pumps to reflect a steady drop in wholesale costs, which began at the start of July and accelerated sharply last week. With retailers having been found by the Competition and Markets Authority to have overcharged drivers by £1.6bn in 2023, the RAC believes the recent fall in the price of oil and the strengthening of the pound.
29/8/2024
Trading Standards - Scam Survey Results
Throughout June and July we ran the third annual Big Scottish Scam Survey, asking Scots about the scams they had experienced in the last year. Thank you to all those who responded.
29/8/2024
Trading Standards - Delivery Scams
According to the Big Scottish Scam Survey, the most common scams are related to deliveries. 42% of respondents to this year's survey had experienced a delivery scam within the past year.
29/8/2024
Axing America's $800 ‘de Minimis' Limit Would Have A Big Impact On Uk Exporters
US legislators are planning to scrap or make major changes to the $800 ‘de minimis' limit, below which no taxes are paid on imports. The change is motivated by efforts to reduce ‘import sensitive’ products from China and stop drug smuggling.29/8/2024
Trading Standards - Amazon Scams
39% of respondents to the scam survey had experienced a scam related to Amazon in the last year. Some of the most common scam calls, texts, and emails refer to an unauthorised order and ask you to act urgently to confirm or cancel the purchase by providing personal or payment information.
29/8/2024
Trading Standards - Energy Grant Scams
38% of those surveyed had experienced a scam related to energy saving measures. In most cases, this involved a cold caller providing misleading information about the availability of grants or funding for products such as insulation, boilers and double glazing.
29/8/2024
