BBC NewsScotch Whisky US suspends tariffs on single malt Scotch whisky bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsThe US has agreed to suspend tariffs imposed on UK goods including single malt whiskies that were imposed in retaliation over subsidies given to the aircraft maker Airbus. The suspension also covers items...
BBC NewsRishi Sunak Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak insists Covid-recovery tax rises fair bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsChancellor Rishi Sunak has rejected claims his plans to claw back the cost of coronavirus support will hit the poorest hardest. Mr Sunak extended furlough until September in Wednesday's Budget and set...
BBC NewsPaul Johnson Budget 2021: 'Scrooge Sunak not levelling with people' on cuts bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsPublic spending cuts in Rishi Sunak's Budget mean the chancellor "isn't really levelling with people", the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) think tank has warned. The Treasury said the cuts, worth £4bn,...
BBC NewsIreland News Brexit: EU negotiating 'with partner it can't trust', says Coveney bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsThe EU is "negotiating with a partner it simply can't trust" in post-Brexit talks, Ireland's foreign minister has said. On Wednesday, the UK said it would unilaterally extend grace periods for Irish Sea...
BBC NewsPolitics Sunak: 'Decades to pay back Covid debt' bbc.co.ukChancellor Rishi Sunak has said that it will take "the work of many years, decades and governments" to pay back the money spent on the supporting the economy during the pandemic. Speaking on BBC Breakfast,...