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Benefits must be ‘urgently’ uprated in line with inflation, Trussell Trust policy director says
We spoke to Garry Lemon from the Trussell Trust, which supports a network of over 1,200 food banks across the UK.
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Sunak facing higher debt bill because of soaring inflation
It’s not just the man living at No 10 who is having problems, it’s also at No11, where the chancellor faces a higher debt bill because of soaring inflation.
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Businesses fear rising inflation could threaten economic recovery
Fears of rising inflation among businesses have hit an all time high and are threatening to stall Britain’s economic recovery.
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Bank of England hikes interest rates amid soaring inflation
At a time when the economy faces a growing threat from the Omicron surge, the Bank of England has hiked interest rates for the first time since the start of the pandemic. They’ve risen from their historic low of 0.1% to 0.25%.
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Inflation hits 10-year high as fuel prices soar
Inflation last month was the highest in a decade at 5.1%.
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Interest rate rise expected as inflation climbs
With inflation rising and squeezing people’s earnings, the pound has risen on heightened expectations of an interest rate rise.
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Inflation rate soars to 10-year high in UK
You’ve probably already noticed there’s been a steep rise in the cost of living.
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Millions to be worse off next year due to inflation and tax hikes, IFS says
Millions of people look set to be worse off next year due to the spiralling cost of living, weak economic growth and tax increases, according to a leading economic think tank.
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Government confident inflation will ‘peak’ and fall next year, says chief secretary to the Treasury
We spoke to Chief Secretary to the Treasury Simon Clarke and began by asking him how the government intends to level up while lowering the bank levy, which could end up meaning a massive boost for the economy in the South East.
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Lockdown and inflation spike would be ‘disaster‘ for Sunak says IFS
I talked to Paul Johnson who’s Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank and I began by asking him whether it will be inflation, Brexit, supply chains or covid keeping the Chancellor up at night.
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Will Boris Johnson’s economic plan lead to inflation?
We talk to former Labour Treasury minister Kitty Ussher, who is chief economist at the Institute of Directors, and Annabel Denham, a Spectator columnist and director of communications at the right-wing think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs.
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Fuel shortages close some petrol stations, as inflation rise is predicted
Now the Bank of England has predicted that rising domestic energy bills will push inflation above 4 per cent.
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Inflation rise “not as serious as the headline figures” suggest, says, economist
We were joined by Sarah Hardy, from the North Brewing Company, and Mark Rhodes, Professor of Financial Economics at Leeds Beckett University.
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UK inflation sees record rise as price of food soars
There are signs of hope of a post- pandemic bounceback. But it’s not been without challenges – will today’s inflation hike be another one? It comes as the government presses ahead with its plan to end the £20 a week uplift to universal credit for millions. That’s money out of individuals’ pockets, of course, but…
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Inflation Spike: Bank of England warns prices will rise
The Bank of England has warned that inflation was set to rise this year, hitting 4 per cent in the Autumn, much higher than it was forecasting just three months ago.