We check facts about the UK economy. This includes money issues like prices, taxes, jobs, people out of work, and housing. We also look at how these things are different in each part of the UK.
Economy, Business & Finance
There’s much uncertainty here, but that claim isn’t supported by HMRC’s own estimates. The emphasis should be on the word ‘estimates’. Read
Europe
The 2015 Conservative manifesto did commit the party to the single market. The government’s EU referendum leaflet didn’t say explicitly that leaving the EU would mean leaving the single market. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
How does council chief executive pay compare to that of MPs—and is it a fair comparison to begin with? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
23% of people in Wales lived in a household where the income is below 60% of the UK median between 2013/14 and 2015/16. That’s including housing costs, and is roughly 700,000 people. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There isn’t an official government estimate for the size of the deficit between government income and spending in Wales and it’s not simple to work out. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
All four have had some cuts... but only two have been cut overall. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour has assessed the cost of changes to corporation tax, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and the bank levy since 2010. They've suggested a £120 billion cost. Is that correct? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A comprehensive forecast hasn’t been produced. The Brexit Secretary says the government has to decide its plan for mitigation before such a forecast can be produced. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We have a voluntary choice about import tariffs, but not the tariffs on our exports. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We've seen claims about Labour's plans for investment spending. Read
