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Kwarteng sparks confusion over release of medium-term fiscal plan

Kwarteng sparks confusion over release of medium-term fiscal plan

Valeria Martinez

Valeria Martinez

04 October 2022 • 1 min read

BoE rules out emergency interest rate rise despite market volatility

Economics / Markets

BoE rules out emergency interest rate rise despite market volatility

HM Treasury and BoE try to calm markets after collapse of the pound

27 September 2022 • 2 min read

Mini Budget 22: Sterling slumps to record low versus the dollar

Markets

Mini Budget 22: Sterling slumps to record low versus the dollar

Almost 5% decline to $1.035 when Asia trading opened

26 September 2022 • 2 min read

Mini Budget 22: Extended VCT tax relief 'welcomed'

Tax Planning

Mini Budget 22: Extended VCT tax relief 'welcomed'

The government 'sees the value of extending' EIS and VCT in the future".

23 September 2022 • 2 min read

Mini Budget 22: Thirteen key takeaways from Kwarteng's proposals

Tax Planning

Mini Budget 22: Thirteen key takeaways from Kwarteng's proposals

2.5% growth, income tax and stamp duty, cuts, and Solvency II

23 September 2022 • 7 min read

Mini Budget 22: Govt energy plan to cover environmental costs

Economics / Markets

Mini Budget 22: Govt energy plan to cover environmental costs

Costs will be covered for two years under Energy Price Guarantee

23 September 2022 • 2 min read

Mini Budget 22: Chancellor scraps 45% top rate of income tax

Tax planning

Mini Budget 22: Chancellor scraps 45% top rate of income tax

Mini Budget confirmed basic rate of income tax cut to 19p

23 September 2022 • 3 min read

Mini Budget 22: Chancellor confirms stamp duty cut

Tax planning

Mini Budget 22: Chancellor confirms stamp duty cut

‘200,000 more people will be taken out of paying stamp duty altogether’

23 September 2022 • 6 min read

Planned 1.25 percentage point National Insurance increase to be reversed

Tax Planning

Planned 1.25 percentage point National Insurance increase to be reversed

U-turn on planned rise comes ahead of tomorrow’s Mini Budget

22 September 2022 • 1 min read

BoE raises interest rates to 2.25% in seventh consecutive increase

Economics / Markets

BoE raises interest rates to 2.25% in seventh consecutive increase

The 0.5 percentage point increase was smaller than predicted

22 September 2022 • 2 min read

Relief for business owners as firms' energy bills to fall 50%

Economics / Markets

Relief for business owners as firms' energy bills to fall 50%

Wholesale prices expected to be fixed for all non-domestic energy customers

22 September 2022 • 2 min read

Mini Budget predictions: What's in store from the new chancellor?

Tax planning

Mini Budget predictions: What's in store from the new chancellor?

Kwasi Kwarteng likely to promise tax cuts in first speech as chancellor

22 September 2022 • 6 min read

Cost-of-living crisis forces almost half of investors to cash in their shares

Investment

Cost-of-living crisis forces almost half of investors to cash in their shares

Some 44% of investors have gone into cash

22 September 2022 • 2 min read

Mini budget for tax cuts and energy plans expected next week

Regulation

Mini budget for tax cuts and energy plans expected next week

Statement due four days after the end of the national mourning period

16 September 2022 • 1 min read

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