Money
Personal finance, cost of living, markets and economic policy that affects your life.

Middle-class customers risk paying more for their shopping as retailers tailor prices
The growth of AI means retailers can increasingly tailor prices to individual customers
Latest Money
MoneyWilliam Hill: High street betting giant to close 200 stores with hundreds of jobs at risk as Rachel Reeves's tax raids blamed
Up to 1,500 jobs at risk after Britain's most popular bookmakers cited increasing costs under Labour behind its decision
MoneyRachel Reeves raids millions of cash ISA savers for £95million in tax, Treasury admits
Millions could pay more tax despite claims policy would boost investment
MoneyWhy Making Tax Digital is about to decimate your pension and the housing market
A quiet tax reform is about to redraw Britain’s rental map, writes the co-founder of Business111.com
MoneyEnergy chiefs urge Labour to 'prioritise North Sea oil' following emergency talks
Sir Keir Starmer denied the Government was lifting sanctions on Russia
More Money

Rachel Reeves under fire as long-term unemployment hits 10-year high after Labour tax raid
Almost half a million people are now facing prolonged spells without work, raising concerns over the strength of the UK economy

HMRC scraps key tax charge on payments
VAT-registered businesses can now donate goods to charities without facing additional tax charges

Energy bills to rise by £75 a year to cover unpaid customer debts
EDF said household energy debt is now "out of control"

US ‘teetering on the possibility of recession’ amid hints of interest rate cuts
US annual inflation rate dipped below three per cent in July for the first time since 2021
Archive

Pension changes from HMRC could result in instant cash off tax bills
New digital service enables faster claims as more workers are drawn into higher tax bands

Labour refuse calls to give bereaved families more time to pay death taxes on pensions: 'Heartless decision!'
Ministers refused calls from the House of Lords to delay interest charges despite concerns over pension tax changes

Ed Miliband's Net Zero blitz driving investment of 'Britain's greatest industrial asset' abroad, experts warn
It comes as Labour pledges to ban any new licences for oil and gas drilling licenses to alleviate 'the worsening climate crisis'

Business update: 100-year-old family brewery falls into administration falls into administration as pubs face crisis
Redemption Brewery Company has filed for administration

Major British engineering firm collapses into administration with 200 airport jobs at risk
Wallace McDowall Ltd appointed administrators after weeks of speculation surrounding the Prestwick Airport-based manufacturer

Wetherspoon is slashing food and drink prices to highlight tax burden
JD Wetherspoon founder and chairman Tim Martin said he wants to expose the “vast disparity” in how pubs and restaurants are taxed, compared with supermarkets