Reading Time: 9 minutesUK: UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP has delivered a Labour Budget for the first time in 14 years as the government warned of “difficult” decisions to “restore economic stability” and plug a £22 billion black hole in public finances that was estimated by the Office for Budget Responsibility [OBR].
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Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: The Labour Party has secured a landslide victory and majority in the UK General Election, winning more than 326 of the 650 seats needed to gain a majority in the UK Parliament.
Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: In the Spring Budget 2024, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt revealed the government will freeze alcohol duty and cut National Insurance, as well as raise the VAT threshold for small businesses to £90,000.
Reading Time: 4 minutesNorthern Ireland: IHM [International Hospitality Media] took its annual Recharge event to Belfast in Northern Ireland for its sixth edition, this time hosted at ‘hometel’ room2 Belfast.
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