OBR slashes UK growth forecast for 2027 despite Healey’s budget measures

The Guardian · Reino Unido · Prensahace 9 horas

OBR cautions about Middle East war dragging down growth and trigging a fresh cost of living crisisHealey offers £100 payment to households to help navigate ‘global economic storms’Budget 2026: key points at a glanceBudget 2026 live – latest updatesBritish households face a “pretty grim picture” for living standards as the war in the Middle East drags down growth and triggers a fresh cost of living crisis, the government’s independent forecaster has said. In a report as John Healey announced his first budget, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) issued a sharp downgrade for growth in 2027, household disposable incomes and the public finances despite the measures taken by the chancellor.

Leer la noticia completa en The Guardian →← Volver a noticias

PressDato enlaza al medio original. Los derechos del artículo pertenecen a su autor y al medio que lo publica.

Más de Internacional en Reino Unido

Internacional

Non-profit group leaks data of more than 40,000 homeland security workers

Information released by Distributed Denial of Secrets is the third such government data disclosure in the last monthThe leak website Distributed Denial of Secrets said on Wednesday it has released data on more than 40,000 Department ⁠of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, including details about officials working in sensitive fields such as surveillance and human intelligence. DHS did not immediately return a message seeking comment. Continue reading...

The Guardian · Reino Unidohace 36 minutos

Internacional

Girl seriously injured in wolf attack at German wildlife park

The eight-year-old was in an enclosure with other children and a staff member when she was attacked.

BBC News · Reino Unidohace 54 minutos

Internacional

King Charles shows off dance moves on second day of Caribbean tour

Earlier in the day, the King paid his respects to the island's fallen servicemen and women.

BBC News · Reino Unidohace 1 hora

Internacional

New book makes fiery claims about Jared Kushner’s finances in Trump’s first term

Kushner threatens to sue, denying allegations that two slush funds were set up to influence his Middle East roleA new book containing incendiary claims about Jared Kushner’s financial dealings during Donald Trump’s first term has ignited a political and media firestorm. The book by author Matthew Cole is called Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East and was released in the US this week. An excerpt was published by Vanity Fair last Thursday, and immediately drew a furious response from Kushner, who called its claims “completely insane”. The book contains numerous allegations about Kushner, whose father-in-law is Trump and who has served as one of his top diplomatic envoys in the Middle East – the most explosive of which are claims linking him to huge bank accounts allegedly funded by Gulf states. Continue reading...

The Guardian · Reino Unidohace 1 hora