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Chancellor John Healey used the IMF Annual Meetings in Bangkok to argue the UK budget will protect economic resilience amid global headwinds and to urge international cooperation to strengthen growth conditions.
The UK has taken a further step towards issuing its first digitally native government bond, signalling progress on a novel form of sovereign debt designed for digital issuance and market testing.
Government cuts the tax on household electricity bills from today to lower consumer charges, aiming to protect families from rising global energy costs through a targeted tax reduction this winter.
The Prime Minister announced a new settlement for older people: an annually rising state pension, the abolition of personal charges for social care, and the creation of a high‑quality National Care Service to provide long‑term care support.
HMRC urges customers to begin their Self Assessment tax returns well before the 31 January deadline to reduce stress, avoid last-minute problems and meet filing obligations on time.
The government’s new rail strategy flags exploring buying trains rather than leasing to deliver more reliable services, improved connectivity and lower emissions, aiming to reshape procurement and fleet management across the network.
UK Government has offered the Northern Ireland Executive over £1.5bn: £1.25bn across three years, plus £150m for public service transformation and £100m for social housing investment.
HMRC says almost 3 million young adults are owed money from Child Trust Funds and urges them to search online to claim their accounts, highlighting unclaimed balances among former Child Trust Fund beneficiaries.
The Insolvency Service urges people who paid for a debt relief order (DRO) but never submitted their application to contact the service for a refund before the end of the year.