Flip News — uk-economy news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/uk-economy/ The latest Flip News stories on uk-economy. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:27 GMT UK borrowing costs hit highest since 1998 as 30-year gilt yields top 6% https://flipnews.co.uk/business/uk-borrowing-costs-highest-since-1998/ https://flipnews.co.uk/business/uk-borrowing-costs-highest-since-1998/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:50:00 GMT British 30-year gilt yields topped 6 per cent for the first time since early 1998 on Thursday, while sterling slid to a three-month low and the FTSE 100 fell, with four weeks to go until the Autumn Budget. Priya Raman uk-economy gilt-yields sterling Reuters Retail and hospitality face the highest tax burden in the UK economy, BRC warns https://flipnews.co.uk/business/retail-hospitality-punishing-tax-burden-brc/ https://flipnews.co.uk/business/retail-hospitality-punishing-tax-burden-brc/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT BRC-commissioned analysis finds retailers paid 72p in business taxes for every £1 of pre-tax profit in 2025/26 — hospitality 82p — the highest effective rates in the UK economy. James Calloway retail-tax uk-economy high-street budget-2026 The Times / Retail Week / The Grocer