Welsh households to save money on bills through heat networks expansion
Households and businesses in Wales to save money on bills by moving to low-carbon heat networks Welsh billpayers to be protected from fossil fuel price rises with cleaner heating Hundreds of clean energy jobs set to be created across Wales, with opportunities for engineers, architects and construction workers Households and businesses in Wales will benefit […]
Consumers to save around £400 million every year from government crackdown on costly subscription traps
New measures set out to make subscriptions clearer and far easier to manage or cancel Changes will help tackle the cost of living, by saving consumers around £400m annually with new rules to stop “free trials” turning into pricey surprises Consumers at the heart of action, with protections against daily grinds such as endless phone queues to cancel subscriptions signed up to with the click of a button […]
UK manufacturers to save millions of pounds a year as government removes offshore wind energy tariffs
The UK Government will remove tariffs on 33 industrial goods from 1 April through a new tariff measure which will save offshore wind energy manufacturers millions of pounds a year and support progress towards the UK’s Clean Energy Superpower mission. The measure will enable British manufacturers to produce components at a reduced cost and allow […]
Tax ‘cliff edges’ remove incentive to work, save and invest, say finance experts
Investment platforms AJ Bell and IG have joined a growing number of tax and financial experts in calling for UK chancellor Rachel Reeves to remove “cliff edges” from the tax system, arguing that they disincentivise work and damage growth. The appeals come after The Office for Budget Responsibility forecast the UK’s tax-to-GDP to increase to […]
Passengers save millions as rail fare freeze starts
passengers to save £600 million as government calls a halt to decades of soaring rail fares, as part of plan to put passengers at the heart of the railway through Great British Railways over a billion journeys a year will benefit from the regulated fares freeze, covering season tickets, peak returns for commuters and off‑peak […]
Health service to save millions with boost to electrify NHS fleet
£4 million boost to NHS chargepoint scheme to help modernise the health service and save millions in fuel costs brings combined investment from the Department for Transport and Department for Health to £22 million to electrify the UK’s second largest fleet and clean up 460 million journey miles a year comes as new figures show […]
New fund to tackle cancer screening inequalities and save lives
Government announces new three-year Neighbourhood Early Diagnosis Fund as part of £200 million investment in local cancer care Health services will work with their local communities to address gap in screening uptake and reduce screening inequalities in deprived areas Focusing on what matters most to patients, announcement is part of the National Cancer Plan, which […]
Families to save in biggest home upgrade plan in British history
Government launches £15 billion Warm Homes Plan to help millions of families benefit from solar panels, batteries, heat pumps and insulation that can cut energy bills. A plan for all types of households, with targeted interventions for those on low incomes; upgrades for social housing; new protections for renters; and a universal offer for all households to upgrade homes if and when they want to. Plan will help lift up to one million families out of fuel poverty and […]
500 jobs protected at Grangemouth as UK Government partners with INEOS to save vital plant’s future
UK Government provides over £120m support package as part of £150m joint investment with INEOS to protect vital chemical production and 500 jobs at Grangemouth, plus hundreds more in the supply chain. Unique plant strategically important for UK’s critical national infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, North Sea operations and modern Industrial Strategy. Deal secures operational commitment from […]
Boost for businesses as new powers save contracts for local areas
Councils, police and fire authorities in England to now be able to reserve bidding for lower-value contracts to just local and UK suppliers. Reforms pave way for more than £1 billion of potential spend to be reserved every year for local and UK firms. Latest in a series of reforms to open up government work […]