Somerset Cider Makers Face 61% Duty Rise on Bottles by February
Burrow Hill's director Matilda Temperley says tax on standard 50cl bottles will rise 61% by February, warning big cider makers may abandon British apples.
Topic
UK Budget
Topic
UK Budget
Founders' Relief at 10% CGT: Too Narrow for Britain's 5.7M Businesses
The Budget offers a 10% CGT Founders' Relief up to £10m and £5bn for the British Business Bank, but Keith Griffiths warns narrow…
£19.7bn Capital Gains Tax Reform Could Build 90,000 Council Homes
Critics say Healey's budget delivers 4p off gherkins and a £100 energy payment while leaving wealth untouched. A £19.7bn capital…
£100 Energy Payment, Wage Rise and Rates Cut: South West Business Verdict on Budget
South West business leaders split on John Healey's first Budget: a £100 energy payment, 3.9% wage rise and higher rates relief, b…
Rayner backs more than £1bn high-street push before election
Angela Rayner says more than £1bn in relief, £5.8bn in regeneration and April business-rate cuts will reshape high streets before…
Worcestershire farmer calls 3.9% minimum wage rise 'a massive blow'
Tristan Bennett of Bennetts Farms says the 3.9% minimum wage rise and lack of VAT relief will hit his cafe and apprenticeship pla…
Retailers call relief budget 'deckchairs on the Titanic' as costs bite
Pub operator Anglian Country Inns pays 83% of profits in tax. Owners of Pets Corner and Herdy say rates relief fails to offset wa…
£126,000 a Year, Nothing Left at Month's End: Readers on the Budget
A £126,000-earner with nothing left each month, a florist absorbing diesel costs and a dad paying £1,300 rent on £1,200 support:…
John Healey’s budget leaves £28bn gap before ‘brutal’ spending review
The IFS says John Healey’s first budget leaves a £28bn gap, with unprotected departments potentially needing £17bn more in 2030-3…
Healey doubles bank levy to 6% to fund £100 payments to 20m homes
Chancellor John Healey doubled the bank levy to 6% and raised taxes on savings and rents to fund £100 payments to 20 million hous…
£100 Budget Handout Meets a Wolverhampton Reality Check
Wolverhampton traders do the maths on Budget 2026: £100 household payments, a 3.9% wage rise, and energy bills they say have quad…