Economic news and events

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted ‘nothing has changed’ in his thoughts on the timing of the general election being in the second half of...

Theresa May has said she will not fight the next UK general election, bringing a 27-year career in Parliament to an end.

The former UK prime...

UK house prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, according to data from Halifax on Wednesday.

The Halifax house price index rose by 0.4%...

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has left the door open for more pre-election giveaways after delivering another 2p cut in national insurance in the budget.

The chancellor...

A cut to national insurance, stamp duty relief as well as a freeze on fuel and alcohol duties were among the marquee tax measures that...

Airline passengers travelling in premium cabins will be hit by a UK tax hike.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a ‘one-off adjustment’ to the level of air...

The UK government will introduce a new tax on vapes in a bid to discourage non-smokers from taking up the habit.

During his budget speech, Chancellor...

The alcohol industry in the UK on Wednesday welcomed the extension of the alcohol duty freeze as ‘some much-needed certainty and stability’ for the industry...

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, who has faced pressure from fellow Tory politicians to ease a record-high tax burden, announced tax cuts on Wednesday, as expected,...

Ireland’s unemployment rate fell last month, numbers on Wednesday showed.

According to the Central Statistics Office, the nation’s jobless rate fell to 4.2% in February...