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The UK holiday destinations that could charge a tourism tax, mapped
Councils may use new visitor levies to fill financial black holes, tourist chiefs warn after Edinburgh brings in 5 per cent charge on overnight stays ...
Prime Minister to commit to 2.5% for defence spending within days
Keir Starmer is expected to commit to increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP ahead of a historic meeting with US ...
Labour considers scrapping EU ‘import tax’ costing consumers and NHS millions
Trade Marks Directive means shoppers are currently paying inflated prices for goods like electronics, cosmetics, books and clothing ...
Capgemini: Rating Downgrade As Demand Is Poorer Than I Expected
Capgemini faces weak demand and limited growth. Find out why CAPMF stock is downgraded to a hold rating with muted near-term ...
Competition Making It Harder for Jumbo to Attract New Customers
Jumbo targets a payout ratio of 65%-85% of statutory net profit after tax. We see payouts at the top of this range as appropriate, given the resilience of earnings and the cash-generative, ...
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VAT on private school fees driving HNW ‘exodus’ from the UK
A new report found that the number of families planning to leave the UK is growing after the introduction of VAT on school ...
China: Xi Jinping has learned from Trump’s first trade war and is ready to fight back
The start of 2025 has been good for China and its reputation as a high-tech innovator. The unveiling of the Chinese-made ...
UK economy readings underscore Bank of England's dilemma
A flurry of often contradictory UK economic data and surveys this week has left the Bank of England none the wiser about ...
UK banks hit with £100M penalty for breaching gilt trading rules
Citi, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, and RBC fined over £100mn by the UK’s CMA for exchanging sensitive gilt trading data. Deutsche ...
The Ukraine minerals deal is a perfect metaphor for Trump’s foreign policy
Donald Trump isn’t the only president who knows a bad deal when he sees one. Volodymyr Zelensky’s refusal to sign away nearly ...
Meaningful Pentagon Cuts Will Require Rethinking What 'Defense' Means
In 2023, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the U.S. government spent $916 billion on ...
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Is the Era of Net Zero Pledges Coming to an End?
BP, once a champion of Net Zero, now faces investor pressure to refocus on oil and gas, signaling a potential shift away from ...