Uk Economy

  • BusinessAOL

    Outlook for UK economy is 'encouraging'

    The UK economy maintained a steady pace of expansion in the first quarter of 2015 and looks set to gather momentum in the current period, according to the latest growth indicator from the CBI. Its figures suggest that gross domestic product

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  • BusinessAOL

    Another Tory coalition means another four years of no growth

    The Liberal Democrats are already gearing up to take their position of kingmakers in 2015, believing the next election will again provide us with a coalition government. But if Danny Alexander's comments on his preference for cutting spending

  • NewsAOL

    RHA calls for fuel price cut

    The Road Haulage Association has called for fuel price cuts as the only way to get the country out of recession. It says that price cuts at the start of the year would almost certainly have enabled the UK to avoid slipping back into

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    Diesel prices reach record high

    According to research by the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI), the price petrol stations pay for diesel increased by nearly 4.5p per litre between December 19 and January 5. This increase was of course passed on to the motorist in the form