4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (453+ words) The 50/30/20 rule is everywhere in personal finance. 50% of take-home pay for needs, 30% for wants, 20% for savings and debt repayment. Simple, memorable, widely recommended. I decided to actually check whether my own spending matched it — and I was wrong about almost…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (993+ words) Friday, 11 September 2026 12:34 By Paul Drury-Bradey, local democracy reporter Hull and East Yorkshire Mayor Luke Campbell has confirmed he will not introduce a new tourist tax in the region, prioritizing the needs of local hospitality and leisure businesses currently facing financial…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (882+ words) Andy Burnham has approved a new holiday tax, which could be rolled out across England in less than two years. The Prime Minister gave regional mayors the power to impose an unlimited 'overnight visitor levy' on stays in hotels, B…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (571+ words) Planned tourist taxes on overnight stays will be a disaster for hospitality businesses, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch warned. Andy Burnham’s Government has given permission for regional leaders across large parts of England to introduce levies on overnight stays to help…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (251+ words) “Politicians raise the cost of living and dissuade tourism and enterprise through death by a thousand cuts.” Credit: Getty Hospitality bosses were blindsided late on Wednesday by the news that Andy Burnham plans to give English mayors the power to…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (478+ words) Steve Reed, the former housing secretary, said voters and MPs were concerned that ‘Manchesterism is anti-London’ Andy Burnham has been told he “can’t make the rest of the country richer by making London poorer” by a staunch ally of Sir…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (559+ words) The IoD says the UK economy has delivered stronger growth than many comparable advanced economies in recent years, but argues that persistent weaknesses in investment, productivity and business confidence risk undermining future prosperity. The five areas are creating a competitive…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (12+ words) Tourist taxes are used across Europe. Here’s how they work The Times...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (834+ words) Studies from hotspots across Europe that have introduced a levy suggest it has no impact on visitor numbers If you wandered down Las Ramblas or lazed on a beach in the Balearics this summer, you probably paid a tourist tax…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1761+ words) Mayors are set to get new powers to impose an overnight levy on visitors - but critics warn it will increase the cost of UK holidays and city breaks The Government is set to hand the power to impose a tourism…...