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Editorial: Pressures on our farm businesses need addressed

Morning View

Editorial: Chancellor's failure to rule out tax rises is grim news for everyone

While on the campaign trail in June, Prime Minister Andy Burnham suggested he would take another look at this year's farming inheritance tax hikes. Photo: James Manning/PA

Farmers demand Burnham scraps inheritance tax hike

British farmers produce world-class food to the highest environmental and animal welfare standards, and deserve a government that backs them

Carla Lockhart: New PM must restore confidence across UK farming industry

Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation paves the way for a new leader following Andy Burnham’s landslide Makefield by-election win on Friday.

What might Andy Burnham as PM mean for the City and economy?

Northern Ireland workers earn, on average, less than their counterparts in Great Britain

Letter: DUP's fiscal policy doesn't add up

Retailers have argued that overseas online sellers such as Shein, Temu, and AliExpress benefit from an unfair advantage

Steve Aiken: Framework to blame for 'Alliance parcel tax'

DUP leader Gavin Robsin said he met Prime Minister Sir Keir Stamer and made it clear that Northern Ireland must be funded fairly. Pictured is the pair during a recent meeting at the Culloden Hotel, Co. Down, in March.

DUP presses Chancellor for ‘better financial settlement’ for NI

A government decision to reduce VAT on summer attractions to support hard pressed families has been welcomed by poverty and business stakeholders in Northern Ireland.

‘Chancellor summer scheme welcome – but underlying problems are chronic’

Letters to editor

Letter: Writing is on the wall for isolated Starmer

UK farmers have threatened to block Britain’s roads if Rachel Reeves fails to bring down fuel prices

Letter: Farming industry persecuted once again

Carla Lockhart MP has called for immediate action to support key sectors as the prospect of NI protests looms.

DUP call for business support to avert looming fuel protests in NI

New Zealand had a five-option referendum in 1992

Letter: More than one way to hold a referendum

£81m of money coming from the UK government to subsidise electricity prices will be spread very thinly as an annual payment of £30 in each of the three years starting July 2026 to every NI electricity bill payer

Esmond Birnie: Stormont’s ineffectual approach to subsidising energy costs

Carla Lockhart MP (Upper Bann, Democratic Unionist Party) has criticised the government over cost pressures being faced by Northern Irish consumers

DUP MP complains to Treasury of fuel taxes and lack of government support

A cargo ship carrying vehicles sails through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz in the United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo)

Stormont to push for more energy support due to Middle East War
The Northern Ireland Executive will continue to push for support from the government if energy costs continue to rise, a Stormont minister has said.
By Grainne Ni Aodha, Press Association

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves wants the UK to accept most EU single market rules. The slogan ‘Brexit means Brexit’ never amounted to much, but it did imply that there could be no going back

Owen Polley: A UK 'reset' with the EU is unlikely to fix the Irish Sea border

The UK Government’s heating oil support package is a “slap in the face” and “doesn’t scratch the surface” of what is needed in Northern Ireland, First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said

UK heating oil support ‘slap in the face’ for Northern Ireland: First Minister

John O’Dowd claimed the £17 million funding would only equate to £35 per household using home heating oil in the region and should be targeted at “those on the lowest incomes.”

NI Finance Minister says £17m UK heating‑oil support ‘extremely disappointing’

Stormont Finance Minister John O’Dowd has said any Government subsidy for those who use heating oil to warm their homes must be “meaningful”.

Government home heating oil subsidy must be meaningful, John O’Dowd says

The consistent lack of leadership from Sir Keir Starmer is serious and shocking

Owen Polley: Leadership deficit shown up at Stormont and Westminster

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street, London, for the House of Commons to deliver her spring statement to MPs. Picture date: Tuesday March 3, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Iran war: UK now 'better placed' for price shocks Chancellor claims

The Irish Farmers Journal has sampled hundreds of farm sales across the island of Ireland; Holstein Fresian dairy cows are pictured here in Co Cavan (photo by Tom Stoddart/Getty Images)

Farmland in Northern Ireland remains much pricier than Republic of Ireland

Savers

What do the latest ISA rules mean for Northern Ireland savers

Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn met Stormont ministers during an East-West Council meeting in Belfast. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Stormont can’t escape tough spending choices - Hilary Benn

Ulster Unionist Party Councillor Richard Holmes from Causeway Coast and Glens Council.

Farm Tax changes 'a welcome step', says UUP's Holmes.

After a climbdown, only farmers who inherit land worth a total of £2.5m or more will face a new 20% tax.

Labour dragged to farm inheritance tax climbdown 'kicking and screaming'
Labour were dragged to a climbdown on inheritance tax ‘kicking and screaming’, a DUP MP has said.
Iain Gray

Alan Lowry, FSB`s NI policy chair

View: Small businesses need to see a pro-enterprise strategy from Government

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street on November 26 to present the government's annual Budget to Parliament.

Esmond Birnie: Gambling is one of the areas which Reeves could have taxed more

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers her Budget in the House of Commons. Westminster is expected to bail out Stormont yet our ministers repeatedly spend more money than they have

Owen Polley: Unionists have same attitude as nationalists to demanding cash

The Intertrade UK panel - Dr Esmond Birnie, Suzanne Wylie, Baroness Arlene Foster, Angela McGowan, Kirsty McManus, Roger Pollen.

UUP calls for Irish Sea border body to be 'truly' UK-wide

Rachel Reeves during an appearance on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme. Photo: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Wire

Reeves defends Budget comments amid row over headroom

Charlie Warmington studied architecture but decided he did not want to pursue that career, and went into journalism – at which he excelled

Ben Lowry: Charlie Warmington was a highly creative and talented writer

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivers her Budget in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Picture: House of Commons/PA

Ben Lowry: NI shares Reeves fantasy of good services without paying for it

Morning View

Editorial: Kemi Badenoch could breathe new life into Tories

The Metropolitan Police arrests several farmers after their tractors brough central London to a standstill on Wednesday.

NI farmers at protest which brought central London to standstill

Morning View

Editorial: Labour delivers a cowardly budget which reflects cowardly politics

Chancellor Rachel Reeves after delivering her Budget in the Commons yesterday

Ruth Dudley Edwards: Starmer's government doesn’t know what it’s doing

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn arrives to attend a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street today (photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

'We have given considerable funds to NI - it has power to raise more itself'

Alex Sitaras said: "what we’re hearing already is a mix of frustration, confusion and, for some, real concern about making the wrong move."

Savings expert reveals how to protect your cash from Budget's changes

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaving 11 Downing Street, London, with her ministerial red box, before delivering her Budget in the House of Commons (Frank Augstein/PA Wire)

Government touts benefits for Northern Ireland from chancellor

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses outside 11 Downing Street, London, with her ministerial red box, before delivering her Budget in the House of Commons today: Luke Jones/PA Wire

Taxes hiked to an 'all-time high' by Rachel Reeves as growth forecuts cut

Screen grab of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivering her Budget in the House of Commons, London. Picture date: Wednesday November 26, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

Budget at a glance: What is in Rachel Reeves’ announcement?

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses outside 11 Downing Street, London, with her ministerial red box, before delivering her Budget in the House of Commons. Picture date: Wednesday November 26, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Frank Augstein/PA Wire

Two-child limit scrapped at cost of £3bn to cut child poverty by 450,000

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and followed by Treasury team members, Chief Secretary to the Treasury James Murray and Financial Secretary to the Treasury Lord Spencer Livermore as she prepares to leave 11 Downing Street, London, before delivering the Budget in the Houses of Commons. Picture date: Wednesday November 26, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Tax hiked and growth downgraded as details of Budget released early

MLA Phillip Brett, left, and DUP leader Gavin Robinson speaking to the media today at Parliament Buildings in Stormont about the Budget later this week

Budget 'will show if government is interested in supporting devolution'

Finance Minister John O’Dowd again ruled out water charges as a way of raising money

O'Dowd tells executive to get serious on raising revenue

The chancellor Rachel Reeves is likely to claim that but for Brexit UK economic growth would have been so much higher. Photo by Justin Tallis/via Getty Images

Esmond Birnie: Chancellor is wrong to blame Brexit for UK's economic woes

Alan Lowry, Chair, FSB NI

View: A budget that backs small business is a budget that backs NI

Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaks at the Regional Investment Summit in Birmingham. The Government is expected to extend the freeze on income tax thresholds until 2030 (Photo: Joe Giddens - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Reeves drops tax hike - millions will pay more even without increase

Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes journalists' questions after delivering a speech in the media briefing room of 9 Downing Street. Reeves has reportedly ditched plans to raise income tax rates ahead of the November 26 Budget (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves U-turns on tax rises - but your bill could still go up

Former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb has proposed a five-year minimum State Pension guarantee, even if a retiree dies early (Photo: Pexels)

New plan could guarantee 5 years of pension payments - even if you die

Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes journalists' questions after delivering a speech in the media briefing room of 9 Downing Street on November 4, 2025. Reeves has hinted that Labour may break its manifesto pledge not to raise taxes (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2025: Reeves hints at tax rises - what it means for your money

Drivers could soon face a new 'pay-per-mile' tax, with plans reportedly set to be unveiled by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the November 26 Budget (Photos: Pexels/Getty Images)

Drivers could soon pay 3p per mile under Rachel Reeves’ new tax plan

Secretary of State Hilary Benn’s approach to the redesign of a process to deal with Northern Ireland’s troubled past has been blasted as “appalling”.

Stormont Executive has choice to raise its own revenue, says Benn

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