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
This week’s Budget won’t make “average working families” £1,400 worse off, although that’s roughly the right ballpark for the long-term impact of tax and benefit changes. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Is the Scottish economy as strong as the UK’s generally? Not according to the most recent growth figures. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve checked claims on who wins and loses from the Spring Budget 2017. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The 2015 Conservative manifesto promised not to raise national insurance rates before 2020. The 2017 budget raised the rate of national insurance contributions paid by some self-employed people. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Men and women are still some way off equal in the UK labour market, although we have the highest female employment rate on record, the overall gender pay gap is falling, and more women are on boards. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Borrowing peaked at about 10% of the size of the economy (GDP) in 2009/10, and it’s now down to about 3.5%. That’s a relatively large deficit, but not off the scale historically. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
People who were assessed for Personal Independence Payments before the tribunal decisions on 29 November won’t see their payments fall because the legislation has been amended. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Whatever the impact it won’t happen straight away. The impact of the revaluation on 1 April will be phased in over the next few years. Read
Panelists on this week's Question Time clashed over the Scottish Government budget. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It's not unorthodox to say that trading with the EU under terms set by the WTO would be bad from an economic perspective, but putting an exact cost on it is tricky. Read
