Economy, Business & Finance
The economic outlook: IMF or IFS?
The UK is set to be the 18th fastest-growing of the ‘advanced economies’ in 2016, according to the IMF. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
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
Poverty: up or down?
About 2.7 million fewer children were living in absolute poverty by the end of the last Labour government, or 2.1 million fewer if you take housing costs into account. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
House building: counting the government's record
We've looked at the Labour and Conservative records on house building, the impact of the financial crisis and how house building measures affect the picture. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The cost of children's funerals
The average funeral costs between £3,700 and £3,900 according to insurers, although some fees may be waived in the case of a deceased child. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Do 15% of people take 70% of flights?
Crunching the best available data suggests that, yes, they do. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Brexit means... borrowing?
The Office for Budget Responsibility expect the government to have a £21 billion deficit in 2020/21. In March they had predicted an £11 billion surplus. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Brexit and household incomes
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) expects national income in 2020/21 to be about £50 billion lower than it would have been, had the UK voted to remain in the EU. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Paying for Buckingham Palace
The government plans to increase the Queen’s official income to cover the cost of repairs to the iconic London palace. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Germans are more productive than us, work less, and earn more
Yep, it’s true. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Saving up for stamp duty
69% of potential first-time homebuyers who responded to an online poll said that raising the money for costs like stamp duty would be ‘difficult’ Read
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