Business
On his Crown Prince’s secret service? Saudi govt becomes major shareholder in Aston Martin
It comes as the fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has described Joe Biden’s decision to visit Saudi Arabia as “heartbreaking”, accusing the US president of backing down from his pledge of prioritising human rights.
McDonald’s to pay France huge sum in tax fraud case
The company was accused of hiding French profits in lower-tax Luxembourg from 2009 to 2020, and reporting artificially low profits in France.
Sainsbury’s CEO’s pay triples as supermarket rejects living wage calls
Also Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe witnessed his pay and bonus package more than double to £2.6 million for the past year.
What’s to blame? Car industry suffers horrendous decline as chip shops beg Norway for fish to save businesses
The Daily Mirror reported the cost per kilo of Icelandic cod has jumped from £7.80 in October to £16, while potato costs have risen by 30%.
Bonuses in City ‘at record high’ as ‘demoralised’ nurses ‘driven out’ of profession
“Ministers have no hesitation in calling for public sector pay restraint, but turn a blind eye to shocking City excess."
Imperial measurements: Govt consultation to review ‘overbearing EU rules’ as supermarket slams return as ‘utter nonsense’
“I mean, we have got serious problems in the world and we’re now saying let’s go backwards."
Eye-watering amount corporate tax abuse costs UK is revealed
“It is a glaringly obvious case of corporate greed and those in power should be doing more to cut down on the amount of wiggle room these businesses are able to find when everyday families are struggling to survive.”
‘Ticking timebomb’: 500,000 small businesses may go bust ‘within weeks’
Small firms are facing a "ticking time bomb" without further support, industry chiefs warned.
Turkey doesn’t vote for Xmas: Oil and gas industries reject call for windfall tax
Starmer urged Mr Johnson to make an “inevitable U-turn” on imposing a windfall tax on oil and gas producers.