Next week's Westminster Budget will "herald an era of growth for Scotland", Ian Murray has insisted - with the Scottish Secretary saying SNP ministers at Holyrood must ensure any ...

The chancellor is set to increase the amount employers in the UK pay in National Insurance to raise £20bn for public services including the NHS.Rachel Reeves is also expected ...

Pubs face widespread closures unless the chancellor announces an extension to business rates relief in next week's Budget, the UK's biggest pub company has warned.David McDowall, boss of Stonegate ...

Getty ImagesGovernment borrowing rose last month, marking the third-highest September since records began in January 1993.Official figures show that borrowing - the difference between spending and tax take - ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is looking to make tax rises and spending cuts to the value of £40bn in this month’s Budget, government sources have told the BBC.At a political ...

Getty ImagesSome of the world's biggest companies have voiced confidence in the UK economy ahead of the government's first international investment summit in London.More than a dozen business leaders ...

BBCStudents at Coleg y Cymoedd in Nantgarw say cuts to free bus travel will make college "unaffordable" in the futureWelsh councils are facing "unsustainable" budget pressures over the next ...

Getty ImagesWarnings of a “painful” Budget tend to mean hefty tax rises are looming.Chancellor Rachel Reeves claims she needs to find £22bn to mend a "black hole" in the ...

Getty ImagesFirms have "paused" hiring staff and are putting off investment decisions amid speculation of tax rises in the government's upcoming Budget, a leading business group has warned.Ben Jones, ...

Getty ImagesChancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her first Budget on Wednesday 30 October.In September, she told the BBC it will involve "difficult decisions" on tax, spending and benefits. What ...

Getty ImagesThe longest-running measure of consumer confidence fell sharply in September, raising concerns about whether government rhetoric about Budget "pain" has spooked people.GfK's Consumer Confidence Index had been recovering ...

BBCNext month's Budget will involve "difficult decisions" on tax, spending and welfare, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told the BBC.The new chancellor has faced mounting criticism after cutting Winter ...