Leo Varadkar, the taoiseach in Ireland, has said mistakes were made on all sides in the handling of Brexit, vowing to be “flexible and reasonable” when attempting to solve issues with the Northern Ireland protocol. He said the post-Brexit protocol is “too strict” and he understands unionist concerns that the treaty has made them feel […]
The UK’s leading companies are less inclined to borrow now than at any point since the financial crisis of 2008, a survey of directors has found. Demand for credit is flagging among chief financial officers, with barely a quarter of those polled at FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies expecting to increase borrowing in the […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links Transportation News Airlines Chief executive shares his future plans, lessons learned and more in this year-end interview Porter Airlines’s chief executive Michael Deluce. Photo by Courtesy Porter Airlines Article content Porter Airlines Inc. managed to escape many of the challenges faced by its competitors over the past year and is now looking […]
While most households spent the holidays feasting and visiting relatives and friends, others apparently decided Christmas was the season to catch up on admin, with 22,000 Britons filing self-assessment tax returns during the yuletide break this year. The latest data from HMRC indicates that on Christmas Day, 3,275 people took a break from eating mince […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links Taxes News The returns give more detail into how the former president benefited from his 2017 tax cut law Author of the article: Bloomberg News Laura Davison Published Dec 30, 2022 • 2 minute read Join the conversation Donald Trump has fought for years to keep his tax returns out of the […]
Households are facing a “groundhog year” in 2023, as soaring gas bills and planned tax rises squeeze disposable incomes and send living standards tumbling for the second year running. Higher mortgage costs as fixed-rate loans come to an end and new deals are negotiated will add to the financial burden already felt by millions of […]
House prices recorded their “worst run” since 2008 following a fourth consecutive monthly decline in December, according to a closely-watched measure. Mortgage lender Nationwide’s index charted a sharp slowdown in the annual rate of price growth – to 2.8% this month following the 4.4% recorded in November. It said prices dipped 0.1% in December compared […]
Tesla stocks have slid to their lowest value in more than two years as the electric car maker plans to reduce its production cycle and investors worry how much time Elon Musk is dedicating to managing Twitter. Musk emailed Tesla staff telling them not to be “bothered by stock market craziness” and that Tesla will […]
Restrictions on travellers from China are likely to be pointless, Britain’s vaccine chief has said as Spain became the latest country to impose Covid tests on arrivals from the country. European public health chiefs also said that border measures were “unjustified” because the continent is well protected and there is no sign of a new […]
The first coins bearing the official effigy of the King have appeared in circulation in post offices around the UK. The King’s portrait will first appear on a 50p, with the reverse, or “tails” side of the coin, commemorating the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II. A commemorative version of the coin was released […]