May 26, 2021 | Current Affairs
Public sector net borrowing, excluding that from public sector banks, hit an estimated £31.7 billion in April 2021, the second highest April borrowing since monthly records began in 1993, £15.6bn less than in April 2020. The figures from the Office for National...
May 21, 2021 | Current Affairs
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITGR) has added its voice to calls for the Government to introduce regulation for umbrella companies. Umbrella companies are businesses that regularly take on agency workers and contractors as their own employees and are therefore...
May 20, 2021 | Current Affairs
Inflation rose by 1.6% in the 12 months to April, up from the 1% inflation rate recorded in March and the first time it went above 1% since July 2020. On a monthly basis, inflation rose in April by 0.7% following an increase of 0.2% in March. The jump in inflation...
May 19, 2021 | Current Affairs
Early estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) indicate unemployment fell by 0.9% in April 2021 compared to the same period of the previous year, equivalent to 257,000 people. The ONS report also recorded the fifth consecutive month in which the number...
May 13, 2021 | Current Affairs
GDP is estimated to have grown by 2.1% in March 2021 with the reopening of schools in parts of the UK, the fastest growth seen since August 2020, figures show. According to the report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the service sector grew by 1.9% in...
