Autumn budget 2017 – a date for your diary
Chancellor Philip Hammond will deliver his latest budget to parliament on Wednesday 22nd November 2017.
The last budget was in March 2017, but the chancellor has decided that going forward he would prefer to hold budgets in the autumn. So, …
How would a UK interest rate rise affect you?
After a sustained period of low interest rates in the UK, several experts are expecting an interest rate rise in the not too distant future.
For many an interest rate rise will be welcome news, but for others this may …
Bank of England hints at future interest rate rise – but holds rates at 0.25%
The Bank of England has once again kept UK interest rates at a record low of 0.25%. Interest rates have been at this level since August 2016.
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), who set interest rates, voted …
Latest employment figures
UK unemployment has fallen by 57,000 to 1.48 million in the three months to June 2017.
Over the same period Scotland’s employment rate hit a new high, with figures showing there are now 2.65 million people in work in Scotland.…