In a move that heightens the prospect of another trade war across the Atlantic, Donald Trump has vowed to impose a 200 per cent tariff on wine, champagne and other alcoholic products from the European Union unless the bloc immediately lifts its planned surcharge on American whiskey. The European Commission announced that it intends to apply a 50 per cent ...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are bracing for a significant rise in National Insurance (NI) contributions after last year’s Autumn Budget, in which Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced higher employer NI rates and a lower threshold from 2025/26. Although the Treasury expects to raise £25 billion annually to help plug a public finances deficit, concerns are growing that many smaller businesses ...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are bracing for a significant rise in National Insurance (NI) contributions after last year’s Autumn Budget, in which Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced higher employer NI rates and a lower threshold from 2025/26. Although the Treasury expects to raise £25 billion annually to help plug a public finances deficit, concerns are growing that many smaller businesses ...

Two British minicab operators, Liverpool’s Delta Taxis and Cardiff-based Veezu, are seeking £500,000 in crowdfunding to continue their long-running legal dispute with Uber. The case, set to be heard by the Supreme Court in July, hinges on whether private-hire operators outside London should charge VAT on fares — a shift that could add at least 20 per cent to the ...

The British government has not ruled out imposing its own tariffs on the United States after President Trump’s decision to levy a 25 per cent duty on steel and aluminium imports. James Murray, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, stressed that Britain must remain “cool-headed,” yet warned that “all options are on the table.” In contrast to the EU’s move to ...

The British government has not ruled out imposing its own tariffs on the United States after President Trump’s decision to levy a 25 per cent duty on steel and aluminium imports. James Murray, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, stressed that Britain must remain “cool-headed,” yet warned that “all options are on the table.” In contrast to the EU’s move to ...

The British government has not ruled out imposing its own tariffs on the United States after President Trump’s decision to levy a 25 per cent duty on steel and aluminium imports. James Murray, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, stressed that Britain must remain “cool-headed,” yet warned that “all options are on the table.” In contrast to the EU’s move to ...

The British government has not ruled out imposing its own tariffs on the United States after President Trump’s decision to levy a 25 per cent duty on steel and aluminium imports. James Murray, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, stressed that Britain must remain “cool-headed,” yet warned that “all options are on the table.” In contrast to the EU’s move to ...

The British government has not ruled out imposing its own tariffs on the United States after President Trump’s decision to levy a 25 per cent duty on steel and aluminium imports. James Murray, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, stressed that Britain must remain “cool-headed,” yet warned that “all options are on the table.” In contrast to the EU’s move to ...

The British government has not ruled out imposing its own tariffs on the United States after President Trump’s decision to levy a 25 per cent duty on steel and aluminium imports. James Murray, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, stressed that Britain must remain “cool-headed,” yet warned that “all options are on the table.” In contrast to the EU’s move to ...