CBI director-general Carolyn Fairbairn looked to Halloween for inspiration for her reaction, saying Philip Hammond brought “more treats than tricks for business” in today’s Budget. “It recognises the enormous contribution enterprise has made to balancing the UK’s books through jobs, pay and tax and responds to many of the recommendations that firms have made,”...
Chancellor Philip Hammond started his speech at 3.33pm and finished at 4.43pm. He open by saying he will deliver a Budget for “hard-working families … who live their lives far from this place … and care little for the twists and turns of Westminster politics”. Chancellor says the era of austerity is coming to...
Monday October 29 Interims: HSBC Tuesday October 30 Interims: Hunting, Reckitt Benckiser, BP, Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Lufthansa, Airbus, Allergan, General Electric, Mastercard, Pfizer, eBay Wednesday October 31 Interims: General Motors, Santander, Credit Suisse Trading updates: Computercenter, Next Thursday November 1 Interims: BT, Shire, Carlsberg, Starbucks, Apple Trading updates: Smurfit Kappa, Smith &...
A radical shift of power from London to the regions would protect them against any negative impact of Brexit, a gathering of mayors from across England has agreed. Tim Bowles, the metro mayor for the West of England, including Bath and North East Somerset, met other regional leaders at the summit in Bristol on...
Chancellor Philip Hammond has been urged to introduce measures that will boost the West of England’s economy in his Budget on Monday, including accelerating housebuilding and investing in infrastructure. Brexit will loom large over the Chancellor’s presentation. Mr Hammond, pictured, will present the first Budget on a Monday since 1962 with just five months...
Bath could get a rare double listing as a World Heritage site under an idea floated by a collection of spa towns and cities across Europe. The Great Spas of Europe project wants the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to grant World Heritage status to 11 of its members, including Bath. ...
