Prøve GULL - Gratis

"Tax cuts off the table as Britain heads for recession'

Daily Express

|

October 17, 2023

HOPES of a pre-election tax giveaway have been dealt a severe blow amid dire warnings Britain is heading for a recession next year

- Martyn Brown

"Tax cuts off the table as Britain heads for recession'

Experts believe the economy is in a "horrible fiscal bind" and the "dam is bursting" on public finances after Covid and the cost-of-living crisis.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies claims in its latest Green Budget that the UK will slump into a "moderate" recession in the first half of 2024 as borrowing costs remain high.

The report analysed the challenges facing Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ahead of next month's Autumn Statement, concluding there is little room for tax cuts "any time soon", based on the state of public finances.

Horrible

FLERE HISTORIER FRA Daily Express

Daily Express

Speeding 'King Kenny' is fined £1,000

LIVERPOOL football legend Sir Kenny Dalglish has been fined £1,000 for speeding in a 20mph zone.

time to read

1 min

January 14, 2026

Daily Express

IT'S CARRAZY BUT IT JUST MIGHT WORK

Booted out by Boro yet Michael can have the last laugh in farce show at Old Trafford

time to read

2 mins

January 14, 2026

Daily Express

Smith's star fades as passive funds explode

The stock market had another strong year in 2025 but it wasn't a triumph for every investor.

time to read

1 mins

January 14, 2026

Daily Express

Daily Express

Hello little one, it's so nice to SO see roo...

AN inquisitive joey pokes his head out of its mum's pouch for the first time at a UK zoo.

time to read

1 min

January 14, 2026

Daily Express

Jewish fans ban police force spent £2.8m on diversity

WEST Midlands Police spent almost £2.8million on diversity schemes before banning Jewish football fans from attending a match knowing extremists planned to attack them.

time to read

1 mins

January 14, 2026

Daily Express

Daily Express

ELDERLY LIVING IN POVERTY 'COULD EXCEED 2 MILLION'

Warning that pensioners are taking 'drastic measures' to make ends meet

time to read

4 mins

January 14, 2026

Daily Express

Daily Express

PM ‘too weak’ to block China's mega-embassy

KEIR Starmer has been branded “too weak to stand up to China” amid fears he will allow a mega-embassy said to be a front for spying.The condemnation came after un-redacted papers revealed 208 secret rooms planned for the consulate in the former Royal Mint, including a chamber running alongside Britain’s most sensitive financial cables.

time to read

1 mins

January 14, 2026

Daily Express

Daily Express

Here's looking at ewe...

MIND you don't get my baaad side...a sheep blocks out the glorious downland views as it poses for a close-up in a display of shear vanity.

time to read

1 min

January 14, 2026

Daily Express

Daily Express

Furious rock god takes on Trump fan amid turmoil of takeover plans

A GREENLANDIC rock god has come out fighting against Donald Trump’s desire to take over the country.

time to read

3 mins

January 14, 2026

Daily Express

Trump tells Iranians: Keep on protesting... help is on its way

DONALD Trump has urged Iranians to take over their country’s institutions, promising “help is on its way” as 2,000 were reported to have died in two weeks of nationwide protests against the hardline regime.

time to read

4 mins

January 14, 2026

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size