UK Google searches for electric vans rocketed 143% in March as diesel prices bit into SME margins, new data from The Van Insurer reveals. Read more: Diesel drivers drive electric van searches up 143% as fuel costs bite
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UK manufacturers face a £1 billion surge in business rates from April 2026, with Make UK warning that 25,000 jobs are at risk as the sector battles rising energy and employment costs. Read more: Manufacturers bracing for £1 billion business rates bombshell as April cost crisis deepens
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EY analysis reveals that raising UK defence expenditure to up to 5% of GDP by 2035 could generate £30bn a year in additional economic output and support domestic manufacturing and R&D. Read more: Higher defence spending could unlock £30bn annual boost for UK economy
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Ineos founder Jim Ratcliffe backs Conservative plans to scrap carbon taxes, arguing high levies are damaging UK industry and competitiveness. Read more: Ratcliffe backs tory plan to scrap carbon taxes amid industry pressure
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UK businesses are more financially vulnerable than before the Ukraine war, with rising energy costs and interest rates increasing corporate distress. Read more: UK firms enter new energy crisis weaker than in 2022, distress index warns
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Ratings agency expects conflict to recede, echoing Moody’s recent view that the escalation may not last beyond a month The post S&P says regional war likely to ease ‘within weeks’ as Abu Dhabi’s AA rating reaffirmed appeared first on Gulf Business.
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