12-August-2026
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UK PM Burnham Promises Business Help Within 'Difficult' Financial Outlook - BBC
12-Aug-2026

Britain's government will do what it can to help lower costs for business but against the backdrop of a "difficult financial outlook", Prime Minister Andy Burnham said in an interview on Wednesday. Speaking to BBC Radio's 'Wake Up to Money' programme, Burnham said his government's budget, due on October 28, would look at business rates — a tax levied on shops, offices and other commercial premises — more broadly.

News Source:- https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2026-08-12/uk-pm-burnham-promises-business-help-within-difficult-financial-outlook-bbc