UK public sector borrowing last month was the fourth highest October figure since the Office for National Statistics began collecting data, a fact it put down to the government beginning to subsidise...
The pace of inflation slowed in August for the first time in nearly a year, figures from the Office for National Statistics show, but prices still rose by nearly 10% in 12 months.
The government needs to come up with support that could offset the impact of rising inflation on high street retailers and their customers, according to a big four accounting firm and the Joseph...
Public sector borrowing fell in April as the recovery from the Covid-19 shock continued, but measures to ease the cost-of-living crisis remain “tricky” according to commentators.
The UK’s economic recovery from Covid-19 may not take place until late-2024, as hopes of a V-shaped recovery “diminish”, according to economists at advisory firm EY.
Groups have called for the housing crisis to be fixed after official figures revealed two homeless people died in England and Wales each day last year.
Confidence in UK public finances has taken a hit as the latest data revealed a smaller than expected budget surplus last month following a sharp rise in borrowing.
A think-tank has warned most forms of Brexit will damage the UK economy - while the Office for National Statistics has predicted borrowing will increase this financial year.
Police officers, nurses, midwives and teachers are most likely to stay in their professions out of the overall UK workforce, according to new research.
Public sector deficits were highest in devolved regions in the financial year ending in 2018, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Public sector net borrowing in the UK in April was £5.8bn – £0.03bn less than in April 2018. This represents the lowest April borrowing figure since 2007, official statistics have revealed.
