TAX Healey targets business sale tax relief The Daily Telegraph Chancellor John Healey is expected to scale back Business Asset Disposal Relief in next week's Budget, increasing tax risk for owners preparing to sell. BADR applies an 18% capital gains tax rate to...

OUTLOOK Healey pledges Budget measures to cut business costs and regulation The Times Chancellor John Healey has promised that next week's Budget will reduce the "cost of business", cut regulation and support entrepreneurs. He acknowledged that higher employer...

TAX Haldane urges restraint in business-friendly Budget The Independent City AM The Daily Telegraph Former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane has urged the Government to preserve fiscal headroom, restrain spending and avoid new business taxes in its Budget....

TAX Healey rules out capital gains tax rise The Times Financial Times Chancellor John Healey has ruled out increasing capital gains tax in the Budget, preserving the 24% higher rate on profits from asset sales for higher-rate taxpayers. HMRC previously estimated that...

ECONOMY UK economy beats forecasts with August growth The Guardian Financial Times The Times The I UK GDP rose 0.1% in August, beating economists' forecast of a 0.1% contraction, after expanding 0.4% in July, according to the Office for National Statistics. Output...

OUTLOOK UK IPO market hits rock bottom City AM The UK IPO market has reached a historic low, with only one public offering in Q3 2026, according to EY's latest analysis. The sole AIM listing of 1947 Oil & Gas plc raised £29.8m, marking the quietest quarter since...

OUTLOOK FTSE 100 CEO turnover hits five-year low City AM The turnover rate of FTSE 100 chief executives has fallen to a five-year low, according to data from AJ Bell, with nine leadership changes so far in 2026. This is below the annual average of 13 seen since 2000...

OUTLOOK LSE struggles to retain firms and list new ones City AM Peel Hunt has warned that the London Stock Exchange is experiencing significant challenges due to a surge in mergers and acquisitions led by foreign buyers. Currently, there are 42 ongoing bids for...

TAX National Insurance hike was a 'direct tax on employment' Daily Express The London Chamber of Commerce has urged the Government to reverse the employers’ National Insurance increase, claiming it contributed to a fall of 167,000 employee jobs between October 2024...

OUTLOOK Bailey urges fiscal restraint to curb inflation City AM Daily Mail The Times Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has urged governments to exercise fiscal restraint and adopt credible tax and spending policies that support lower inflation and financial...