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Diesel drivers drive electric van searches up 143% as fuel costs bite

Mahdeehassan 4 weeks ago

UK Google searches for electric vans rocketed 143% in March as diesel prices bit into SME margins,...

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Manufacturers bracing for £1 billion business rates bombshell as April cost crisis deepens

Mahdeehassan 1 month ago

UK manufacturers face a £1 billion surge in business rates from April 2026, with Make UK warning...

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Higher defence spending could unlock £30bn annual boost for UK economy

Mahdeehassan 1 month ago

EY analysis reveals that raising UK defence expenditure to up to 5% of GDP by 2035 could...

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Ratcliffe backs tory plan to scrap carbon taxes amid industry pressure

Mahdeehassan 1 month ago

Ineos founder Jim Ratcliffe backs Conservative plans to scrap carbon taxes, arguing high levies are damaging UK...

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UK firms enter new energy crisis weaker than in 2022, distress index warns

Mahdeehassan 1 month ago

UK businesses are more financially vulnerable than before the Ukraine war, with rising energy costs and interest...

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S&P says regional war likely to ease ‘within weeks’ as Abu Dhabi’s AA rating reaffirmed

Mahdeehassan 2 months ago

Ratings agency expects conflict to recede, echoing Moody’s recent view that the escalation may not last beyond...

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