UK Business News

A new research report from the Institute of Economic Affairs‘ (IEA) titled ‘Sharper Axes, Lower Taxes‘ states government spending would be cut by an additional £215bn a year (to around 30% of GDP) and deliver tax cuts equivalent to around £7,500 per household
The research shows how the government could reduce public spending by an additional [...]

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Ahead of David Cameron’s speech on NHS reforms today, Mark Littlewood, Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), says that the government needs to be far more radical when it comes to reforming healthcare; and that NHS reforms won’t fail because they are too radical, but because they are not radical enough.
“The current [...]

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The Tax Payers Alliance (TPA) begin the countdown to the General Election with their ‘Debt Clock Tour’, which starts on Monday 12th April in Central London.
The tour will encompass a 1,300 mile trip around the country featuring a seven metre long, lorry mounted ‘debt clock’, ticking up as the national debt increases. The campaign has [...]

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The public sector trade union UNISON have recently launched an online video claiming that cutting public sector spending would result in the loss of jobs in key areas and suggest that the cuts would leave the UK in dire shape.
UNISON claim that the cuts would leave people with a shortage or loss of 999 operators, [...]

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