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
Recent "leaks" about the £38 to £66 billion potential costs of a "Hard Brexit" are based on Treasury analysis that was published in April. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
140,000 people are employed by Japanese-owned companies in the UK, according to estimates from the Japanese government. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservatives did seem to suggest publishing the percentage of foreign workers at different companies, although they’ve now ruled that out. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Don’t confuse the estimated cost of Brexit to GDP with the cost to tax revenues. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The average forecast for UK GDP growth this year was the same September as in June, despite the UK voting to leave the EU. But that’s not the whole story. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In 2013-14, HMRC estimate that they lost about £2.7 billion through tax avoidance and £4.4 billion through tax evasion—so about £7.1 billion overall. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
In 2014, about 1.6 million people in the UK were employed by EU-owned businesses. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The unemployment rate in Wales is 4.1%, lower than England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Across the whole of the UK it’s 4.9%. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Just under half of rural properties can't access a good broadband connection, according to Ofcom. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It's correct that the number of FDI deals in the North has increased at double the rate of the rest of the country. But that doesn't tell us how much these deals are worth. Read
