All news on the topic: The economy
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Jeremy Hunt refuses to tell Robert Peston how many homes he owns in TV clash
As he appeared on ITV's Peston, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt refused to answer question on how many properties he owns after announcing a Budget tax break for landlords
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Recruiters Page Group and Robert Walters reduce headcount as markets cool
Robert Walters revealed that its staff numbers fell by 9% to 3,980 at the end of December, while Page's dropped by 15.7% to 7,859
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China has room to meet 5% annual growth target after strong start to the year
Even though China's exports grew a lot in the first two months of the year, global demand might stay low because of recent moves towards protectionism
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Jeremy Hunt loses his rag with BBC host after he's given drag queen nickname
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt got annoyed as BBC Radio 4 Today programme presenter Amol Rajan accused him of failing to do enough to turn around the economy in the Budget
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Jeremy Hunt backtracks on National Insurance after he's compared to Liz Truss
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was accused of acting like Liz Truss after he said in the Budget he wanted to scrap National Insurance altogether without saying how he'd pay for it
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'Budget needed much better salesman than Hunt to sound even remotely plausible'
'Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is gambling voters will swallow the sugar-rush of tax cuts and ignore the bitter taste of further public spending cuts,' the Mirror's Jason Beattie writes
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Labour is ready to fight the election on the economy – the sooner the better'
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the public should have been given a budget offering a 'glimmer of hope' - but instead there's just more of the same from the Tories
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'Damp squib Budget to be remembered as Chancellor signing party’s death warrant'
'The fight has gone out of Jeremy Hunt and the Tories, that lightweight Budget a wave of white flag. It’s as if the battered Conservatives are surrendering after four election wins'
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Jeremy Hunt's National Insurance, alcohol and fuel cuts a 'desperate act' - live
Sir Keir Starmer branded the budget 'the last desperate act of a party that has failed' - saying the Conservatives 'give with one hand and take even more with the other'
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Construction industry 'stabilises' as builders feel most optimistic in two years
The latest S&P Global/CIPS construction purchasing managers' index scored 49.7 in February, up from 48.8 in January
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National Insurance cut to new vape charge - Budget 2024 at a glance
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces an NI tax giveaway and non-dom tax U-turn at the Budget in a desperate attempt to turn around the Tories' dire ratings in the polls
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William Hill owner 888 carries out review of US consumer sports betting business
The group said it is carrying out a strategic review of its business-to-consumer US arm, which largely operates as SI Sportsbook and SI Casino, that could lead to the sale of the division, a "controlled exit" from the market or other possible "strategic" deals
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Galliford Try records profits rise as it sees higher spend from water companies
The business said that its order book had swelled to £3.7 billion at the end of December, compared to £3.5 billion a year earlier
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M&S fans furious over small detail in Connie the Caterpillar makeover
Connie the Caterpillar has had a special Mother's Day makeover, but M&S fans are raging at the high street retailer over one small detail hidden in the limited-edition cake
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'We want to downsize and free up big home for a family, but we can't afford it'
Most first time buyers don’t pay stamp duty but making changes to the tax could help people further up the chain
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Real reason Taylor Swift won't take a break from Eras tour amid health concerns
Taylor Swift has worried fans after being seen coughing during her latest Eras Tour performance in Singapore but the singer previously explained why she won't quit
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Car dealership Inchcape sees profits surge to £413m, but warns of sales slowdown
The firm posted a 24% hike in pre-tax profits to £413 million for 2023 after sales lifted 12%, when stripping out the boost from a recent acquisition
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New car market records best February in 20 years with 85,000 vehicles sold
Last month saw a 14% increase compared to February 2023, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
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Greggs shares huge £17.6million bonus with thousands of staff
About 25,000 staff to share the bonus pot after annual profits soar as sales in shops increase by 13.7 percent and the company wanted to say thank you to its workers
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Family finances doing much worse under Tories than when Labour was in power
Ahead of the Budget, figures show that household incomes have risen significantly slower under the Conservatives than when Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were in No10
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Nikki Haley lacked 'confidence and bravado' in 'safe' DC, expert says
Body lanaguage expert Judi James says Republican primary winner for Washington DC Nikki Haley didn't impress with her most recent speech as she showed signs of nerves and over-acting
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China's ruling party faces tough choices about how to stimulate slowing economy
It is looking for ways to address economic problems and to fix its property market as its annual congress gets underway in Beijing
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Pepsi competition that ended in five tragic deaths and company owing £25 billion
In 1992, Pepsi launched a competition in the Philippines where people could win big money if they had a bottle cap with a certain number on it - but things quickly went wrong
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Chancellor to announce £360 million funding for manufacturing ahead of Budget
The package is for research and development and manufacturing projects across the life sciences, automotive and aerospace sectors
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Jeremy Hunt told to fix Britain's crumbling public services at Budget
Ahead of the Budget this week, unions representing millions of stretched frontline workers warn the Chancellor staff face 'intolerable pressure' and are quitting in their droves
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