TAX Labour looks to hike IHT and CGT to help plug £40bn hole The Daily Telegraph The Guardian The Independent UK The Times The Guardian reports that ministers are considering introducing a lifetime cap on the amount an individual can give away as part of their...

TAX Frozen thresholds squeeze savers The Daily Telegraph Daily Mail Higher-rate taxpayers now face tax bills with only £10,000 in savings, according to analysis by AJ Bell, with this a significant drop from the £77,000 seen four years ago. A basic rate taxpayer would...

TAX Top rate taxpayer total set to hit 1.7m by 2030 The Sunday Times The number of taxpayers liable for the additional rate of income tax is projected to rise from 236,000 in 2010 to 1.7m by 2030, according to analysis by Quilter. HMRC data shows that 1.2m taxpayers...

FINANCING Loans scheme defies business confidence slump The Times The Start Up Loans Scheme reported a 7.3% increase in loan value in July, reaching £12.8m, despite low business confidence. The British Business Bank, which administers the scheme, highlighted the...

INVESTMENT Mid-market PE investment slips in H1 City AM Mid-market private equity investment in London declined in the first half of this year, according to analysis by KPMG. Data shows that the volume of mid-market private equity investment in the City fell by 14%,...

OUTLOOK Chancellor faces £50bn black hole Sky News Financial Times The Daily Telegraph BBC News The Times Daily Express Daily Mail Daily Mirror The Guardian The Independent The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has warned that Chancellor...

OUTLOOK M&A value surges 28% this year Reuters Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) reached $2.6trn in value for the first seven months of 2025, a 28% increase from last year, according to Dealogic. Despite a 16% drop in the number of transactions,...

FINANCING Liam Byrne: Finance isn't working for start-ups The Times Liam Byrne MP, chairman of the Commons business and trade committee, has launched an inquiry into the UK’s access to productive finance. The UK, despite being a financial and scientific superpower,...

OUTLOOK Business confidence hits record low - IoD The Times Business confidence among leaders has plummeted to its lowest level since the Brexit vote, according to the Institute of Directors (IoD). The optimism index fell to -72 in July from -53 the previous month,...

OUTLOOK Young people need to feel optimistic about the UK City AM Christian May reflects in City AM on why many young people in the UK are thinking of leaving the country. High taxes, soaring house prices, and declining public services mean young people struggle to...