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Chancellor, who announces budget on 15 March, considers move to offset rise in corporation taxJeremy Hunt is considering giving UK companies tax relief on capital investment at next week’s budget to offset a sharp rise in corporation tax from April and…
BCC says tackling barriers to work such as soaring childcare cost vital for a strong economy as well as equalityTwo-thirds of women with childcare responsibilities believe they have missed out on career progression as a direct result, business leaders …
Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday signaled concern about potential cuts to spending and personnel for Special Operations Forces (SOF) in the upcoming fiscal year 2024 budget request. The lawmakers pressed senior Special Oper…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The vice-chair of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has said he no longer anticipates the “the days of massively increasing defense budgets,” reiterating a focus on continuing to find cost efficiencies at the Pentagon. Rep. Ro…
Thinktank warns austerity drive at next month’s budget will further damage economyRishi Sunak’s government is hiding £28bn of “stealth cuts” to public services over the next five years, according to a report warning that a renewed austerity drive at ne…
Not too late for Jeremy Hunt to ‘end the political obsession of regulation, high taxes and interference with business’ in spring budgetFormer home secretary Priti Patel has called on the chancellor to reverse plans for a rise in corporation tax for big…
The Army is no longer running its “night court” top-down reviews for identifying cuts to legacy and enduring programs, with the service’s secretary adding the process had already identified all the potential areas for savings that could be shifted to f…
A pair of progressive lawmakers on Wednesday reintroduced a bill that aims to cut defense spending by $100 billion and reallocate the savings to other funding priorities. The bill from Reps. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) is likely to f…
RCN suspends 48-hour strike in England planned for March with health secretary to meet union leaders. This live blog is now closedNurses in England pause strike action to enter ‘intensive’ pay talksMinette Batters, president of the National Farmers’ Un…
A group of Republican lawmakers are calling for President Biden’s upcoming fiscal year 2024 budget request to include up to $2 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) grants for Taiwan. The top Republicans on the House and Senate foreign affairs an…