Category: Finance News

Jun 11

Government’s spending surge to trigger significant tax rises, says leading advisory firm

The government will have to significantly raise taxes to cover the sweeping increases in public spending announced in today’s Spending Review, according to leading audit, tax and business advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Robert Salter, a director at the firm, warned that headline commitments such as the £11 billion annual uplift in the defence budget would […]
Jun 11

House of Lords AI summit at London Tech Week warns of ‘skills cliff edge’ threatening UK’s competitive future

A summit held at the House of Lords during London Tech Week has sounded the alarm over a looming “skills cliff edge” in the UK workforce, as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape the economy and redefine job roles across industries. Chaired by Steven George-Hilley, founder of Centropy PR, the summit brought together thought leaders […]
Jun 11

Blue Planet Prize 2025: Announcement of Prize Laureates

Professor Robert B. Jackson is an expert on the carbon cycle in terrestrial ecosystems, including forests, grasslands, and wetlands. He has conducted pioneering research on the relationship between soil, vegetation, and soil bacterial communities. In addition, he has quantified the balance of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, from natural ecosystems […]
Jun 11

Syria’s post-war economic recovery will require ‘substantial’ international support, IMF says

But Syria has a laundry list of reforms it must undertake, including improving its tax collection system, making sure its national budget can pay public sector salaries and basic healthcare and education, empowering the central bank to take measures to bring back confidence to the local currency, and rehabilitate its outdated and battered banking system […]