Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announced a series of interventions to stimulate the economy and prevent job losses when he delivers his summer statement tomorrow. Dubbed the ‘mini-Budget’, his coronavirus recovery package may pave the way for more detailed announcements in the official Autumn Budget later this year. There’s been speculation about what kind … Read more
Roundabout’s £2.3million cost drives locals round the bend after its original budget trebled Roundabout that prioritises cyclists and pedestrians over vehicles is criticised The project originally had an £800,000 budget but it costs went to £2.3million Planners were criticised for starting the project without checking for problems By Andrew Levy For The Daily Mail Published: 02:00 … Read more
The Los Angeles City Council voted to cut the Los Angeles Police Department’s budget by $150million. The City Council approved the massive budget slash in a near landslide victory of 12-2 on Wednesday in the latest blow dealt to police forces. It will affect overtime pay and reduce the number of employees to the lowest … Read more
New York City has voted to slash $1billion from the NYPD budget, following weeks of protests and fraught negotiations with Mayor Bill de Blasio – as some lawmakers complain it falls short of what activists demanded. The austere, coronavirus-era budget tightens spending across city agencies, including a cut of nearly $484million from the NYPD’s $6billion operating … Read more
New York City’s famous George Washington Monument in Washington Square Park was defaced with red paint on Monday as protesters gathered further downtown outside City Hall ahead of a controversial vote that could slash the city’s police budget by $1billion – 16 percent of its total – despite escalating crime and chaos. In the latest … Read more
BBC will spend £100m over three years to ensure 20% of its off-screen workforce is from minority or under-privileged groups and create ‘inclusive’ content Twenty per cent of BBC off-screen talent to be from under-represented groups This will include disabled, BAME workers and people from poor backgrounds The BBC’s pledge comes in the wake of a … Read more
Dominic Raab ‘warns officials Britain’s foreign aid budget faces a £3bn cut’ amid sharp economic contraction from coronavirus The Foreign Secretary has warned the foreign aid budget could be cut by £3bn Government sources blame the coronavirus pandemic for the budget slashing Raab is said to have seen projections of UK economy contracting 20 per … Read more
Big Brother EXCLUSIVE: Shocking pictures expose the show’s ‘budget’ new house as newly evicted housemate Allan Liang brands it a ‘shoe box in a warehouse’ By Joshua Fox For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:49 BST, 9 June 2020 | Updated: 23:23 BST, 9 June 2020 Shocking new pictures of the new Big Brother house show … Read more
The choice of Richard Hughes as next chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility will be a critical one for the Boris Johnson era. Covid-19 had turned Britain’s budgetary verities on their head. In wartime, extraordinary levels of borrowing and debt are acceptable, as predecessor Robert Chote intelligently pointed out in Commons testimony at the … Read more
Home cook reveals how she makes an oozing baked Camembert in her budget Aldi air fryer A home cook has shared how she baked French Camembert for an easy dinner She used an air fryer to cook the cheese at 190 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes ‘Why go to the pub and pay $20 when … Read more