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Chancellor on track to miss fiscal rules, says economic forecaster

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Chancellor on track to miss fiscal rules, says economic forecaster

The Government is on track to miss its key fiscal rules, increasing the likelihood of tax hikes later this year, an economic think tank has warned. Economic growth is also on track to be weaker than previously expected this year, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr). Fresh forecasts from the organisation indicated that a slowdown in domestic demand and global economic uncertainty will impact potential […]

todayMay 8, 2025

Vale Wildlife Hospital in Beckford

Worcestershire

Worcestershire animal hospital ‘worried about the future’

A rescue centre that has been saving animals for 40 years has said it is becoming too expensive to care for them. Vale Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre in Beckford, Worcestershire, cares for injured or sick wild animals and birds of prey, but manager Natalie Gould said it was costing £2,300 a day to run the charity. "Sadly it is becoming very expensive as we don't charge, are open 24/7 […]

todayApril 2, 2025

UK inflation unexpectedly falls to 2.8 per cent in February

Business

UK inflation unexpectedly falls to 2.8 per cent in February

It's down from 3 per cent in January. UK inflation eased by more than expected last month, new official figures show, delivering a boost to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The prices of clothes and shoes fell for the first time in more than three years, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation fell to 2.8% in February from 3% in January. Most analysts […]

todayMarch 27, 2025

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