Rachel Reeves

• News / business rates

  Business rates rise ‘stands to finally put many out of business completely’

  Bristol MP Carla Denyer says small businesses need government support to survive

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• News / Politics

  Bristol area’s first Mayoral Development Zone is ‘ambitious vision for future’

  An MDZ is much more than just a new acronym

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• Your say / budget

  ‘My message to Rachel Reeves is simple: cut bills, tax billionaires’

  Carla Denyer sees the autumn budget as a chance to "make our country affordable again"

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• News / Hospitality

  Bristol hoteliers hope for ‘early Christmas present’

  Bristol hoteliers are hoping the autumn budget won’t “put a dampener” on a strong year of trading

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• News / Transport

  Full steam ahead or derailment for Portishead railway?

  The future of the Portishead Railway is set to be decided by Rachel Reeves' spending review

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• Your say / Transport

  ‘Bristol’s current buses and future trams should not be in opposition’

  Graham Parkhurst looks at what the £800m funding could mean for Bristol's transport system

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• News / Transport

  Chancellor to promise £800m investment in transport across Bristol area

  Trams are "on the table" for Bristol and surrounding areas according to the West of England mayor

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• Your say / budget

  ‘Spring Statement 2025 – a defensive play or offensive push for growth?’

  Bristol-headquartered accounting firm delves into finer details of the spring budget

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