Economy, Business & Finance
Councils in London spend more per head
From 2012/13 to 2014/15, English councils outside London spent about 35% less per head than those in the capital. 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.
Economy, Business & Finance
The cost of cutting corporation tax
It could reduce the government’s income, but we haven’t seen estimates for the overall effect. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What do the wealthiest pay in tax?
Define wealthiest and we’ll get back to you. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What’s the link between membership of the single market and lower wages?
Whatever the answer is, it won’t be simple. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The pound isn’t at its highest level in two years
The pound saw a big one-day rise yesterday, but its value against the US dollar remains low compared to recent years. Read
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Europe
UK wealth: how much is owned by the 1%?
Even though it’s tricky to estimate what people own, especially the very rich, the claim that 1% of the UK population own 50% of its wealth isn’t supported by the estimates we’ve seen. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
21% of UK electricity comes from nuclear
In 2015, the nuclear industry supplied about 21% of the UK’s energy overall. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Age, motherhood and the gender pay gap
We’ve seen evidence that the pay gap gets bigger when women become mothers, but they don’t seem to have a clear advantage before then. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
House building in England
Our overview of the supply and demand for homes in England. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Best laid plans... for reducing the deficit
The deficit did fall while the Coalition was in power, but not by as much as originally planned. Read
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