ALEX BRUMMER: The risk of higher rates upsetting Rishi’s applecart

The most startling number in the Budget is tucked away at the back of the Red Book. It reveals that, in the current fiscal year, which ends on April 5, the Government had to raise £483.5billion, a sum representing almost a quarter of national output. Next year it has to find a further £297.7billion. That … Read more

Rishi’s £150million pub lifeline: Sunak unveils scheme to help locals to BUY their struggling boozer

Rishi’s £150million pub lifeline: Chancellor unveils scheme to help locals to BUY their struggling boozer and other ‘community assets’ like sports clubs The £150m Community Ownership Fund would provide grants up to £250,000  Will also allow bids for up to £1million in ‘exceptional circumstances’  This would allow larger venues like sports grounds and clubs to … Read more

Budget 2021: We give you the odds on Rishi’s juggling act

Rishi Sunak faces a delicate balancing act when he delivers his second budget as Chancellor today.  He risks a backlash if he hikes taxes too quickly, but is also under pressure to indicate how he plans to plug the vast hole in the nation’s finances. It is expected that many Covid support measures, such as … Read more

Rishi’s juggling act: We give you the odds on today’s budget

Rishi Sunak faces a delicate balancing act when he delivers his second budget as Chancellor today.  He risks a backlash if he hikes taxes too quickly, but is also under pressure to indicate how he plans to plug the vast hole in the nation’s finances. It is expected that many Covid support measures, such as … Read more

Beat Rishi’s tax grab: Your essential guide to protecting your wealth

Fears over tax grabs on income and savings are mounting as the Chancellor faces pressure to start balancing the books after the pandemic. Two-thirds of us are worried about tax hikes and almost one in five are concerned their savings will be in the firing line, according to research for Money Mail. And as the … Read more

Eating Out DIDN’T really help out! Data shows Rishi’s meal deal saw only a 6% rise in visitors

The Eat Out To Help Out scheme boosted visits to retail venues by just six per cent on the days the discounts were offered, a study suggests. Rishi Sunak’s meal deal saw footfall increase by 5.7 per cent in cafes and restaurants but had no impact on the days it was not running, economists found. … Read more

Rishi’s ready for his close up! Hoodie-clad Chancellor prepares for Spending Review

Rishi Sunak has released new carefully posed pictures as he ran through his lines ahead of tomorrow’s Spending Review announcement. The Chancellor was wearing his favoured grey hoodie as he worked through documents in his red box in his flat above 11 Downing Street. Other catalogue model-style snaps, released by the Treasury today, show him … Read more

How to profit before we ALL start paying for Dishy Rishi’s rescue plan

When is a Budget not a Budget? When it’s a Winter Economic Plan. Rishi Sunak’s final throw of the dice late last month to prevent a jump in unemployment numbers filled some with fear and others with hope. But all agreed it will have a major impact on the shape of the UK economy over … Read more

So why DID Boris miss Rishi’s Budget-replacing Winter Plan to pose in police cars?

‘We must live without fear’: Is this a Rishi Sunak dig at Boris Johnson over lockdown? Westminster insiders question why PM wasn’t there for economic update and chose to pose in a police car instead Chancellor unveiled the successor to the furlough scheme in Commons at noon But at the time PM was 70 miles … Read more