UK Companies Defy Tax Hikes With Plans to Hire, Survey Finds

UK business confidence rose this month to its highest in almost a decade with an increased majority of firms planning to hire more staff in the coming year despite Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes, a survey found.

​UK business confidence rose this month to its highest in almost a decade with an increased majority of firms planning to hire more staff in the coming year despite Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes, a survey found.