Ireland's EU Commissioner Michael McGrath has said the European Commission has recommended to extend the nitrates derogation for Ireland. The Nitrates Directive is an EU law for farms that puts…
Matías Zibell GarcíaBusiness reporter, Añelo, ArgentinaMatías Zibell GarcíaThe Argentine town of Añelo has a bull statue that symbolises the region's economic potentialMechanic Fabio Javier Jiménez found himself in the right…
Archie MitchellBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe chancellor has announced her Budget which includes a freeze to income taxthresholds, a rise in minimum wages and a so-called milkshake tax.Here are nine ways Chancellor…
Michael Sheils McNameeBusiness reporterGetty ImagesOwners of tens of thousands of properties in England valued at more than £2m are set to be hit with a surcharge of at least £2,500…
Josh MartinBusiness reporterSome pension savers will face a hit to the amount of money they can put into their pension without paying national insurance (NI), under measures announced in the…
Faisal IslamEconomics editorThe biggest initial surprise in this Budget may have been that the government's independent forecaster the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) managed to publish it all by mistake…
Pritti MistryBusiness reporterGetty ImagesA new tax for electric and hybrid vehicles has been announced by the chancellor in the Budget.From April 2028, electric car drivers will pay a road charge…
Simon GilbertPolitical Reporter, Coventry and WarwickshireBBCCharnjit Saranna's firm EZOO leases out hundreds of electric vehicles Charging electric vehicle owners tax per mile could "cause friction" in the drive to phase…
Child benefit change will create a 'little buffer'Michael Keohan,Kent political reporter,Lucinda Adam,Sussex political reporter,Jack Fiehn,Surrey political reporterandCash Murphy,South EastBBCLucy Burns says the extra money will go towards her family's food…
Lucy HookerBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThere was no rise in the rate of income tax. Still, the Budget is likely to push up your tax bill before the end of this parliament.That's…
Michael RaceBusiness reporterThe UK economy is now predicted to grow at a slower rate than previously expected from next year, the government's official forecaster has said.The Office for Budget Responsibility…
Updated / Thursday, 27 Nov 2025 00:15 The initiative will be launched in the first quarter of 2026 by Bank of Ireland A new loan to support homeowners trading down…