The UK economy is climbing again – but the road ahead looks rocky
Figures may seem positive at first glance but the broader picture for UK plc is still one of relative stagnation
Hopes of UK exit from recession boosted as GDP rises in January
Monthly increase of 0.2% after surge in high street and online spending offers relief for government
Gordon Brown: UK has to get on war footing for economic growth
Former prime minister will tell thinktank the Treasury is in danger of retreating into ‘comfort zone’
Snake oil on steroids: the dishonesty at the heart of Jeremy Hunt’s budget
Unfunded pledges and election gimmicks – from Tories or Labour – are last thing Britain needs
Immigration is good for tax receipts – and five other things we learned from the budget
Just one of the messages that may surprise fans of Britain’s chancellor
Kristalina Georgieva wins backing to run for second term as IMF chief
Bulgaria’s ‘eternal optimist’ in favour with European finance ministers after first five-year stint encompassing Covid and Ukraine
UK mothers earned £4.44 less an hour than fathers in 2023, finds analysis
‘Motherhood penalty’ appears to be worsening, with pay gap for median hourly pay growing by 93p an hour since 2020
‘Impossible numbers’: where could Jeremy Hunt’s budget cuts fall?
‘Unprotected’ departments face a 13% real-terms cut – although it may never actually be implemented
Sunak warned unfunded axing of national insurance would harm services
Economists say making the policy an election pledge could cost £40bn, which is badly needed for health, education and elsewhere
The Guardian view on national insurance: these taxes embody a solidarity we still need
Editorial: Jeremy Hunt’s NIC cuts risk weakening the moral foundation on which Britain’s taxation system still relies
Treasury disbanded non-dom tax policy unit weeks before budget, sources say
Exclusive: Officials fear government is ill-prepared for lobbying from wealth advisory industry after taxation overhaul
Grassroots Tories hit out at budget and say party is ‘burnt toast’
Jeremy Hunt offered ‘nothing for working people’, say Conservative Democratic Organisation members
What is national insurance and should it be scrapped?
The chancellor’s 2p cut in workers’ contributions has prompted suggestions the payments could be axed. What would that mean for you and your money?
IFS warns of Labour and Tory ‘conspiracy of silence’ over future tax and spending plans
Toughest outlook for public finances for 80 years means next government must find tens of billions in cuts or tax rises, says leading thinktank
UK to have first parliament in modern history with fall in living standards, says thinktank
Household incomes on course to fall despite national insurance cuts in budget, says Resolution Foundation