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Netherlands earmarks €2.5 billion for support to Ukraine in 2023

In 2023 the Netherlands will make €2.5 billion available to support Ukraine. The government expects that this amount will be necessary to provide military aid, support essential repair and reconstruction activities and contribute financially to efforts to combat impunity. The Dutch Cabinet approved the proposal by ministers Liesje

UK savers could have up to £110,000 protected under regulator’s new plan

Rise from current limit of £85,000 would be first big change to protection scheme since 2008 banking crisis Business live – latest updates UK savers would have up to £110,000 of their deposits protected if their bank or building society goes bust under proposals put forward by the

Package of measures to cushion the impact of rising energy prices and inflation

The government is introducing new supplementary measures to cushion the impact of rising energy prices and persistent inflation on low- and middle-income earners. Inflation may rise substantially this year, possibly reaching 5.2%. This is due mainly to higher energy prices. Purchasing power is expected to fall by 2.7%

Late data from one business means UK wage growth may need to be revised, says ONS

Caveat from statistics agency is latest sign of its problems collecting reliable economic data Britain’s main measure of wage growth may need to be revised after a large employer failed to supply earnings data on time, the country’s troubled statistics agency has warned. In the latest sign of

High number of shell companies detrimental to the Netherlands, says Committee

Shell companies contribute little to the Dutch economy, impose a disproportionate cost on developing countries in terms of lost tax revenue, and damage the Netherlands’ reputation. These are the principal conclusions reached by the Committee on Conduit Companies chaired by Bernard Ter Haar, which presented its final report

UK inflation falls to 2.8% in boost for Rachel Reeves before spring statement

Bigger-than-forecast decline in annual rate in February is positive news for chancellor in run-up to Commons address UK inflation has fallen back to 2.8%, giving Rachel Reeves some positive news before she makes her spring statement. The Office for National Statistics said annual inflation as measured by the

Tax and Customs Administration to share information automatically to fight against international tax evasion

Finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem signed a declaration today with 50 other countries, committing the signatories to exchange tax-information automatically. Source

The Guardian view on Rachel Reeves’s spending cuts: a choice, not an economic necessity | Editorial

The spring statement casts austerity as unavoidable, but Labour is clinging to economic myths while ignoring the tools of power The chancellor’s spring statement arrives with the sombre tone of inevitability. Britain, we’re told, must tighten its belt. Welfare payments for the sick and disabled will be shrunk.

Mr Weekers concludes agreement with US to tackle tax evasion and undeclared savings

Mr Weekers, the State Secretary of Finance, has concluded an agreement with the United States today making possible an automatic exchange of data between the tax authorities of both countries. This agreement implementing the U.S. Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) underscores the co-operation of the Netherlands and

Labour’s economic strategy is outdated. I can fix that | Jagjit Chadha

The last thing we need from Wednesday’s spring statement are incremental changes to tax and spending. Let’s have a clear plan Jagjit Chadha is professor of economics at Cambridge University and a former academic adviser to HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the Treasury select committee Britain

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