Tax raids send disposable income to pre-Covid low

Alex Kerr at Capital Economics said: “The economy is still pretty weak and is heading into 2026 with very little momentum.”

Alex Kerr, UK economist at Capital Economics, a research company, said: “The economy is still pretty weak and is heading into 2026 with very little momentum.” He added that the economy has expanded in...

Alex Kerr, UK economist at the consultancy Capital Economics, said that while borrowing costs remained “uncomfortably high”, the data showed “concerns about tax rises in the Budget have not paralysed...