Higher tax receipts were the sole cause of the budget surplus in January 2026 Using the 2026 retail sales chart, which of the following can be concluded about the UK (1) The gap between the value and ...

Stormont receives most of its funding from the UK government in the form of an annual block grant, which is at record highs, ...

The government took in more from tax receipts than expected, official data suggests.

The UK government recorded its largest ever January budget surplus, reflecting a sharp increase in tax receipts and easing ...

Tax revenues exceeded spending by more than £30 billion last month, the largest surplus since records began in 1993.

Britain's unemployment rate rose more than expected to five percent in the third quarter, the highest level since early 2021, official data showed Tuesday ahead of a key UK government budget. The rate ...

UK government borrowing came in below forecast in the first two months of the fiscal year, a modest boost for Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves as she faces growing questions over whether she ...

This was CNBC's live blog covering the 2025 Autumn Budget. Startup leaders are responding positively to tax breaks for employees and investors unveiled by Finance Minister Rachel Reeves in the budget.

The UK should replace its simple pass-fail approach to fiscal rules with a broader “traffic lights” system to end the “dysfunctional policy making” of recent years, the Institute of Fiscal Studies ...