Economy, Business & Finance
The oil price and Scotland’s independence
The falling price of oil hasn’t had much impact on the proportion of people saying they would vote for independence. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
We check facts about the UK economy. This includes money issues like prices, taxes, jobs, people out of work, and housing. We also look at how these things are different in each part of the UK.
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"Leaked" analysis: would a Hard Brexit cost £66 billion?
Recent "leaks" about the £38 to £66 billion potential costs of a "Hard Brexit" are based on Treasury analysis that was published in April. Read
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Japanese-owned companies in the UK
140,000 people are employed by Japanese-owned companies in the UK, according to estimates from the Japanese government. Read
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"Naming and shaming" companies with foreign workers
The Conservatives did seem to suggest publishing the percentage of foreign workers at different companies, although they’ve now ruled that out. Read
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Leaving the single market
Don’t confuse the estimated cost of Brexit to GDP with the cost to tax revenues. Read
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Post-referendum predictions: have forecasts for the economy changed?
The average forecast for UK GDP growth this year was the same September as in June, despite the UK voting to leave the EU. But that’s not the whole story. Read
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Tax: evasion and avoidance in the UK
In 2013-14, HMRC estimate that they lost about £2.7 billion through tax avoidance and £4.4 billion through tax evasion—so about £7.1 billion overall. Read
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UK jobs and EU-owned businesses
In 2014, about 1.6 million people in the UK were employed by EU-owned businesses. Read
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Unemployment in Wales is the lowest in the UK
The unemployment rate in Wales is 4.1%, lower than England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Across the whole of the UK it’s 4.9%. Read
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Rural properties are much less likely to have good broadband connections
Just under half of rural properties can't access a good broadband connection, according to Ofcom. Read
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