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Cost of festive season is up almost a quarter in three years, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research.more

HM Revenue & Customs has a legal duty to collect all tax owed to the Exchequer, but has come under fire for taking a father to court over a £217 underpayment. more

Bank of England concerns over the high level of pay awards are likely to be eased in the coming months as wage settlements fall in response to a tumbling annual inflation rate, a thinktank has said.more

The pandemic saw a mass exodus from London, as people searched for more space, cheaper homes and greener pastures.more

Millions of people will have to face difficult financial decisions this Christmas, such as choosing between buying food or presents, and many won’t be able to afford to keep their houses warm throughout the holiday season, according to new data.more

Cost-of-living pressures mean more people will borrow money this month to fund the festive celebrations, according to research commissioned by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). more

Millions of UK consumers could receive payouts after a legal claim was launched against mobile phone networks. Justin Gutmann, a former executive at Citizens Advice, alleges Vodafone, EE, Three and O2 overcharged customers for phones beyond the end of their contract. more

This year, an average family of four, consisting of parents and two children, will spend around PLN 3,739 on Christmas celebrations, according to the study "Poles' Christmas Wallet 2023". Association of Polish Banks. It was noted that the cost of buying presents should be added to this amount.more

Each month Which? compares the price of a basket and a trolley of goods from each of the major UK supermarkets to find which one is the cheapest and the most expensivemore

A new report from the Excel Recruitment group shows that retailers on the Green Island are increasing base salaries to retain departing employees. This phenomenon has been reported mainly in the clothing and non-food trade industries.more

Investors who had knowledge of Hamas' planned attack on Israel on 7 October could have made more than $100m by short-selling Israeli stocks in the days leading up to the attack, according to a US report reported by the 'Daily Telegraph'.more

Jeremy Hunt’s decision to increase the national living wage by 10pc could lead to employers making redundancies or scaling back hours, the boss of recruitment giant Reed has warned. more

British workers are missing out on £10,700 a year after more than a decade of weak economic growth and high inequality, according to a major report warning that UK living standards are falling behind comparable rich nations.more

"We are out of money for Ukraine and almost out of time," - wrote White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) chief Shalanda Young in a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday. She warned that if Congress does not pass a new appropriations package for Ukraine by the end of December, the administration will not be able to deliver aid to Ukraine.more

Britain will lose 23,000 free-to-use cash machines in less than 10 years as credit and debit cards become the default payment method, the boss of the UK’s ATM network has warned.more

The latest in a string of branch closures will see the final bank close in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's constituency of Richmond. A further 17 Barclays branches will shut, the bank has now announced.more

Gambling firms are raking in more money than ever from UK punters, fuelled by a surge in the use of online slot machines, which the government is considering curbing due to their association with heavy losses and addiction. more

Discounts will be offered to some households to use less electricity at peak times on Wednesday in a bid to ease demand amid the cold weather snap. more

Barclays has slashed its mortgage rates for the second time in four days, with rates now coming under 5% for mortgages with a 10% deposit. more

More than a quarter of UK adults say they are likely to use buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) to help ease spending over the festive period, Citizens Advice has found. more

Three-quarters of big names in areas such as baby formula raise prices faster than costs, says watchdog.more

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates that next year's global economic growth will be weaker than this year's. While experts expect economic growth of 2.9 per cent in 2023, it will be 2.7 per cent in 2024.more

The UK’s biggest telecoms providers are lining up above-inflation price increases for broadband and mobile customers that will add almost £500m to consumers’ bills from next spring, according to a new estimate. more

Average private rents in Great Britain have soared by more than a quarter since the start of the Covid pandemic and will keep rising, according to an analysis.more

Britain’s consumer price index measure of inflation dropped to 4.6 per cent for the 12 months to October, its lowest level in almost two years, meaning the government’s pledge to halve it from 10.7 per cent in late 2022 has been achieved well ahead of schedule, largely thanks to falling energy prices.more