Reeves to promise free summer bus rides for children and food tariff cuts in living costs package
By Heather Stewart, Peter Walker and Sarah Butler

Chancellor launches ‘Great British summer savings scheme’ after Keir Starmer postpones fuel duty increase

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/20/rachel-reeves-summer-bus-rides-food-tariffs-inflation-fuel-duty

#Economics #UKcostoflivingcrisis #Business #Fuelduty #RachelReeves #Politics #UKnews #Motoring #Money #HeatherStewart #PeterWalker #SarahButler

UK firms halt investments and hiring as Iran war pushes up costs, bosses warn
By Sarah Butler

Survey shows businesses ‘struggling to absorb latest economic shock’, while data says April vacancies down 7.7%

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/18/uk-firms-halt-investments-and-hiring-as-iran-war-pushes-up-costs-bosses-warn

#Business #USIsraelwaronIran #Economics #UKnews #Energyindustry #Worldnews #SarahButler

Crime increasingly a ‘serious barrier’ to UK growth, say business leaders
By Sarah Butler

British Chambers of Commerce survey shows firms ‘are dealing with rising levels of theft, fraud and cyber-attacks’

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/17/crime-serious-barrier-uk-growth-business-leaders

#Crime #EconomicgrowthGDP #Business #Economics #Cybercrime #Retailindustry #UKnews #SarahButler