Pre-Brexit boost for Philip Hammond as UK public finances in record surplus for January
Pre-Brexit boost for Philip Hammond as UK public finances in record surplus for January
Higher income tax and capital gains revenues give chancellor more headroom to increase public spending in Spring Statement
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
UK public finances hit record surplus to give Hammond pre-Brexit boost
UK public finances hit record surplus to give Hammond pre-Brexit boost
Figure of £14.9bn is biggest January surplus since records began in 1993
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
UK public finances hit record surplus in boost to chancellor - as it happened
UK public finances hit record surplus in boost to chancellor - as it happened
A surplus of £14.9bn in January was the highest since monthly records began, in a boost to Philip Hammond ahead of his spring statement on 13 MarchEurozone economy ‘close to stagnation’ in FebruaryBarclays pledges to hand shareholders more cashCentrica shares fall after gloomy outlook for 2019Trump says ‘no magical date’…
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
U.K. Posts Record Budget Surplus as Fitch Threatens Ratings Cut
Britain posted a record budget surplus last month, providing a welcome boost for Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond in the wake of a threatened credit-rating downgrade over Brexit.
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
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UK economy £100bn smaller because of austerity – thinktank
Cumulative effect since 2010 has left each person £1,495 a year worse off, analysis shows
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Spending in new downturn justified - fiscal watchdog
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe would be justified in running a budget deficit in the event of a shock to the economy, Seamus Coffey, the chairman of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council told the Irish Independent yesterday.
Irish Independent
Irish Independent