Business News – 4th May 2017 Labour could halve IHT threshold Labour has indicated that it will lower the IHT threshold from £850,000 to £425,000. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell pledged to scrap a series of tax giveaways introduced by the

Business News – 28th April 2017 UK economy slows The UK economy grew by just 0.3% at the start of the year, the slowest growth rate since the first three months of 2016, according to official figures. The Office for

Business News – 27th April 2017. State Pensions UK should scrap state pension for the rich, says OECD. Taking benefits from top 5-10% would free cash for poor, senior director argues Theresa May should drop the state pension ‘triple lock’.

Business News – 19th April 2017. IMF upgrades UK growth forecast The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its UK growth forecast again, predicting the UK economy would grow this year by 2%, an increase of 0.5 percentage points from the

The BBC have reported that Teresa May has announced plans to call a snap general election on 8 June. She said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum. Explaining the decision, Mrs May said: “The country