Budget

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Pompey boss confirms playing budget plan after securing survival

Nearly half of Brits experience financial FOMO

Nearly half of Brits experience financial FOMO

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Faithful left asking same question of Pompey boss after Millwall loss

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Business in under 2 minutes: Next and Travelodge announce cash boost

Yorkshire woman Molly Spencer gets weekly food shop for £22 after cutting one thing.

Viral budgeter gets weekly food shop for £22 after cutting one thing

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How bundling energy, broadband and insurance can stabilise your bills

Rachel Reeves facing new issue as UK firms are pausing or paring back hiring plans thanks to poor economic outlook and rising payroll costs.

Top business stories in 2 minutes: High Street firms' £1bn taxes blow

Havant Borough Council is putting up its council tax by 2.99 per cent

Another council tax hike agreed but three big problems will be tackled

Keeping the books up to date is a task every business owner needs to master

High-tech accounting software now just £1 per month thanks to a deal

Hampshire County Council will be hiking tax bills from April

Another council tax bill hike amid record-high pressures

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Portsmouth council plans housing investment amid budget challenges

More people want to go on walks this year

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Best places to buy Valentine’s Day Flowers for under £40

Tina Harris of Azets, Portsmouth

Portsmouth business owners urged think carefully before gifting company shares t...

Pictured at Portsmouth City Council’s City Buildings Enterprise Centre in Commercial Road, Portsmouth, are representatives of the business sponsors of Portsmouth & South Coast Business Week, from left: Kym Loveitt, Liberty Recruitment; Ross McNally, Hampshire Chamber; Tatum Isaacs, SLR Recruitment; Louis Howlett, Blake Morgan; Seb Martin, Flude Property Consultants; Aaron Butson, Hampshire Chamber’s Portsmouth Business Strategy Group; and Daniel O'Brien, Citrus FM.

Portsmouth & South Coast Business Week set to help firms overcome challenges

Stephen Morgan MP

Over 16,000 children in Portsmouth could benefit from free breakfast clubs says ...

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All of the shops and retailers warning of coming April price hikes

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Watch: Expert gives financial outlook for 2025

A third of adults who fork out for Christmas will have completely lost track of their spending in the past month.

Half of Brits skip Christmas budgeting

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Popular UK shoe and footwear retailer closes stores amid rising costs
The retailer has put the brakes on 20 stores as rising costs take their toll 👟
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Research of 2,000 adults who celebrate the festivities found crowded stores, long queues and trying to find the ‘perfect’ gift are the most stressful things about Christmas

Six in 10 adults feel most stressed during the Christmas season

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25 per cent of families find the traditional process time-consuming and overwhelming

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A study of 2,000 adults found 26 per cent of these have received financial help with presents

4 in 10 households have relied on generosity to get through Christmas

The Miofive S1 Ultra is cheaper than ever this Black Friday

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Research of 500 SME owners and decision makers found half blame the new budget for their scaled back Christmas celebrations this year

UK SME owners blame government budget for scaled-down Christmas plans

Three in 10 indecisive Brits love and hate the concept of Secret Santa

Secret Santa makes over half of Brits feel 'anxious' - here's why

Alan Mak MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, speaks in Parliament

Havant MP Alan Mak challenges Labour to reverse damaging National Insurance tax ...

Defence secretary John Healey has defended the decision to decommission HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, stating they were "mothballed".

Decommissioning of "mothballed" ships defended by defence secretary

Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director General of the Royal United Services Institute, was interviewed in a defence select committee meeting, parliament, about national security spending. He said "hard choices" will need to be made at current spending levels.

MoD can't fulfil current tasks amid "hard choices", expert says

Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Darren Jones, has declined to say when defence spending will increase to 2.5 per cent - a Labour pledge in its manifesto. He did not clarify if the pledge will be made by the end of parliament in 2029.

Minister declines to say when defence spending boost will happen

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Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey (C) attends the central bank's Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England on 7 November 2024 (Photo: Henry Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Bank of England cuts interest rates again - what it means for you

Amazon's Toy Train will be donating hundreds of toys to families in need across the UK in the lead-up to Christmas

Amazon reveals this year’s Top 10 Toys for Christmas

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Schools were using their budgets for everything from food to toothbrushes for their students

Two thirds of poorest schools buying hungry kids food out of pocket

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“Budget is not all bad for SMES”, says Whiteley business adviser

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

UK families to get free cash as Household Support Fund is extended

Steve Pitt, leader of Portsmouth City Council, said raising the £2 bus cap was a "hugely disappointing" decision, with the city seeing a major rise in bus usage.

"Hugely disappointing": Council bemoans bus fare cap hike

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Hampshire-based HWB Chartered Accountants responds to The Budget

Havant MP Alan Mak

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Here's what has been announced for education in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Budget

Budget day: What has been announced for schools and education?

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Watch: Measures for families announced in Rachel Reeves’ budget

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: key takeaways as Reeves unveils £40 billion tax rise

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves confirmed that the MoD's budget will increase by £2.9bn, while setting out a path to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP in the future. Pictured is her posing outside 11 Downing Street, London, with her ministerial red box, before delivering her Budget in the Houses of Parliament.

£2.9 billion boost to Ministry of Defence budget to support forces

Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget to Parliament in October 2024.

Watch: Potential tax rises and who could be worse off following budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to give a speech at the Treasury in July 2024 (Photo: Jonathan Brady - Pool/Getty Images)

What to expect from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget

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