Britain’s ‘squeezed middle’ face jam tomorrow
Pledges from Number 10 will encounter the harsh reality of stretched public finances
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Pledges from Number 10 will encounter the harsh reality of stretched public finances
Architect of policy rethinks views and says more political accountability is needed
Autumn Statement to reveal hit to growth and tax income over next five years
Younger taxpayers will soon have to pay more to support the ageing UK population
Downing Street fights chancellor on Autumn Statement measures for the working class
Brussels bill complicates sums for chancellor’s first Autumn Statement
ONS online calculator can work out ‘wages’ for cooking, cleaning, childcare, gardening and DIY
Statisticians move focus to CPIH, which adds accommodation to consumer basket
Burden of paying for always-rising payouts too great on younger generations, MPs say
No shift from August as BoE balances better short-term growth with longer-term pain
UK central bank edges away from interest rate cut
Carney to deliver updates on growth, prices and interest rates
The question is whether UK households will spend less in response to uncertainty
Chancellor to banish rigid targets in Autumn Statement
Central bank chief will help steer UK through Brexit before leaving the post
Uncomfortable moments since the UK’s central bank became independent in 1997
Critics emboldened by immediate health of economy and May’s address to Tories
Governor sees role helping economy through Brexit in move that will defy Tory critics
Brexiters who feel Canadian was too supportive of remaining in EU scent blood
Tax revenues fail to flow into Treasury as fast as ministers hoped
UK shoppers encouraged by low inflation and income growth
Currency depreciation can be a boon but there’s little optimism this time
Clothes and oil prices drive CPI to highest since 2014
Expect a stronger link between a weak sterling and rising prices