French MPs on Tuesday rejected a draft government budget that had been massively amended with new taxes by the opposition, as the heavily indebted country is under pressure to balance the books.

The NFU said there were ‘legal issues’ preventing its members turning up in large numbers on the streets of Westminster.

Rachel Reeves has welcomed the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates from 5 per cent to 4.75 per cent. She said ...

The French parliament on Thursday approved a bill aimed at tightening the regulation of tourist accommodation such as Airbnb ...

France’s government confirmed it expects the budget deficit to rise to 6.1% of economic output in 2024 as it canceled some ...

LISBON - Portugal's parliament on Thursday approved the centre-right minority government's 2025 budget bill on its first reading, forecasting a slight pick-up in growth and a small surplus despite tax ...

BUSINESS owners said the government is "giving with one hand and taking with another" following the Budget, with minimum wage and national insurance contributions to rise. Multiple small business ...

With £40bn of tax rises having been announced in this week’s budget and much of the focus ... its effect would be disproportionately felt by small owners of business and those who own a smaller ...

Reeves’ budget included measures to protect the UK’s smallest businesses with a relief that it said would mean 865,000 employers paying no national insurance. The move was welcomed by the Federation ...

Plans to increase spending in the NHS and on education outlined in Wednesday's budget have been welcomed ... wage have sparked concern from small business owners. The measures were among those ...

British businesses took a bruising from Finance Minister Rachel Reeves' bumper tax rising budget on Wednesday ... Reeves said small business would be sheltered from the biggest impact of the ...

A few lesser-known rules have also been tweaked: business relief ... continue to protect small family farms with three quarters of claims unaffected by these changes. Defying several predictions, the ...