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.

28 September 2016

Economy, Business & Finance

What’s happening to inequality?

We’ve looked into claims made by Jeremy Corbyn in his speech at the Labour party conference. Read

Fact checks
23 September 2016

Economy, Business & Finance

The UK is a major customer for the rest of the EU

It’s correct that we import between £80 billion and £100 billion more than we export to the EU each year, according to data from the EU. Read

Fact checks
23 September 2016

Economy, Business & Finance

Historically high levels of tax?

In recent years the UK's tax take has varied between 30% and 35% of GDP. Read

Fact checks