Esther McVey: 'Everything about Labour is anti-business as Awful April begins'

Esther McVey: 'Everything about Labour is anti-business as Awful April begins'

This week signals the start of the new tax year, and it is a week businesses up and down the country have been dreading.

Households on track to be £400 worse off this tax year due to higher taxes, even higher bills, and benefits that aren't keeping pace

As the new tax year begins in April, the outlook for living standards is historically bleak as British households face a triple-hit from higher taxes, utility bill increases. Benefits that aren't keeping pace with the cost of living - leaving the typical working-age household £400 worse off this financial year, according to new analysis from the Resolution Foundation.