Costs for achieving net zero are mounting, with no clear plan to afford them.
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In the absence of a clear plan for affording the high costs of decarbonisation, it’s time for the UK Treasury to tax fossil fuel companies.
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Stablecoins are less volatile, and considered a safer bet than many cryptocurrencies.
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Sunak’s family financial arrangements raise questions about whether, as chancellor, he benefits from rules he sets himself.
Whodunnit?
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The British prime minister, his wife and the chancellor of the exchequer are all in legal trouble over lockdown gatherings.
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Non-dom status and what it means for the very wealthy, explained.
A spring in his step?
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March 23, 2022
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The government knows 2022 is going to be tough for voters.
Red briefcase time again.
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The UK may be facing the worst economic conditions in many years, but the chancellor may prefer not to be overly helpful.
The chancellor’s package is not up to scratch.
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By prioritising prudence over business support, the chancellor will probably do more harm in the long run.
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The prime minister’s party has long sought to reconcile political popularity with fiscal constraint.
The sun has got his hat on …
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Does a period of unmanageable debt, runaway energy prices, job instability and a choppy green transition sound like an age of optimism to you?
What’s in the box?
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October 27, 2021
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Sunak talked about a new age of optimism, but it doesn’t feel like that for many people.
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Should the chancellor cut taxes to win votes ahead of the next election? It’s tempting but a lesson from history shows what happens when you go too far.
‘Fingers crossed for a glorious 2022.’
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There’s a long list of pre-announcements, but it remains to be seen how much turns out to be smoke and mirrors.
A solar farm in Devon, UK.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spending plans may thwart the government’s proposals for reach net zero.
Glassmakers are among the industries seeking bailouts.
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The government is preparing to offer some kind of limited bailout to businesses that are struggling because of high electricity and gas prices.
Trying to be iron and quicksilver at the same time.
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With an ageing population, pandemic recovery and climate emergency in the in-tray, social care is not the only thing the chancellor has to finance.
From pandemic to scamdemic.
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Between £16 billion and £27 billion is estimated to be unrecoverable from small businesses alone.
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Some big names are lining up to attack the government over a broken manifesto pledge.
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Pouring money into levelling up won’t work without a rethink of how Whitehall and local government work together
UK chancellor Rishi Sunak after his March 2021 budget.
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The UK government has an option to act boldly after Rishi Sunak’s latest budget.