The economy

UK Government axes Autumn Budget

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will set out a fresh round of job support measures today.

New rules introduced to help businesses tackle fraud

All directors to complete identity verification checks.

‘Eat out to help out’ pushes inflation to five-year low

Consumer prices fell 0.2% from 1% in July.

Audit reforms ‘need urgent resolution’

Group calls on the Government to deliver change.

HMRC reveals up to £3.5bn furlough claims paid in error

Around £1.75 billion and £3.5 billion could have been wrongly paid out.

House purchases plummet in Q2 2020

Fewer than a million customers now on a payment deferral.

Low deposit mortgage deals fall amid pandemic

In September mortgage deals fell 26.7%.

Economic hit ‘less severe than feared’

Bank of England’s first forecast since the pandemic hit.

IFS: ‘Tax rises may not be imminent’

Think tank predicts a third phase of recovery.

UK economy fared worse than feared in Q1

ONS revises down its previous estimate by 0.2%.

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