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How much wine, beer & spirits will cost after government tax increase

Superdrug to cut cost of sun cream with items available from just £2.79

Superdrug to cut cost of suncream with items available from just £2.79

Boroughmuir High School was already too small on the day that it opened (Picture: Greg Macvean)

VAT on private school fees will make city’s state schools even more over-crowded

Mars Wrigley factory fined after two people fell into vat of chocolate

Here’s where to get the best deals for National Pizza Day.

Five places to get cheap pizza on National Pizza Day

Much of the growth in auction sales in 2022 was driven by demand for Scotch whisky costing between £100 and £1,000, which is typically home to younger investors as well as gift buyers.

Global demand for fine whiskies surges amid stock market turmoil

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt admits tax rises are coming and “sacrifices” will be necessary.

Jeremy Hunt expected to announce increase to National Living Wage

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt admits tax rises are coming and “sacrifices” will be necessary.

Jeremy Hunt admits tax rises are coming in Autumn Statement

Edinburgh West Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine. Photo PA.

MP raises business inflation fears

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer deliver his speech at the Labour conference (Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA)

Readers' letters: Labour is following the Tory route, Ian

Chancellor urged to slash VAT on public EV charging

Readers' letters: Voodoo economics are no solution

Public EV charging hits £1 per kWh as Osprey hikes prices by 50%

Douglas Chapman, SNP small business spokesperson has written to the UK Chancellor to bring in targeted support to assist the hospitality sector through the cost of living crisis.

SNP write to UK Chancellor for business support package during energy crisis

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Campaigners demand 25p fuel duty cut to ease cost of living crisis

Ofgem also warned that as a result of the market conditions, the price cap would have to rise to reflect increased costs.

Ofgem announce major change as energy price cap
Ofgem has confirmed that the energy price cap will be updated quarterly, rather than every six months, as it warned that customers face a “very challenging winter ahead”.

Greggs set to extend opening hours and delivery services - but prices could rise

Greggs is one of the most familiar names on the high street, and beyond, with more than 2,200 outlets across the UK. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Greggs facing inflationary headache but prices unlikely to rise, for now

Wholesale fuel costs have fallen substantially over the last six weeks, but most retailers are not cutting their prices.

Only one petrol station in Edinburgh is selling fuel for 'fair price'

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has said Scotland faces a "very difficult financial position" over the next few years amid rising tax warnings from leading economists

Readers' letters: Scotland’s unneeded financial ‘black hole’

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Treasury makes £46 in tax per full tank as fuel costs hit new high

There are calls for further cuts to fuel duty following the soaring price rises in petrol (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP).

Further fuel duty cuts 'essential', declares Scottish logistics chief

Energy crisis pushing more people in to debt

Congestion charge retaliation - your views online

Readers' letters: Post-Brexit trading decline is no surprise

Paying to charge electric vehicles - your views online

Scotland's city centres need help not vague ideas (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

City centre recovery plan is awash with vague ideas but little real help
As the dilapidated state of the city centre continues to cause concern, a new report from a Scottish Government “City Centre Recovery Task Force” might provide some answers.

We can't just mitigate the pain the Tories have caused, we need a new prescription to deal head on with the harm they have caused, writes Christine Grahame MSP.

We need a strong prescription to mitigate Tory-inflicted pain

These are the top 15 ways Brits are caught out financially on holiday

Chancellor Rishi Sunak with Boris Johnson (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Chancellor has shown he doesn't really care about the cost-of-living crisis

Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a fuel duty cut in today's Spring Statement. Photo: anyaberkut / Getty Images / Canva Pro.

What is fuel duty, and has Rishi Sunak cut it?

Martin Lewis shares exact salary you need to be earning to benefit from tax chan...

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves 11 Downing Street as he heads to the House of Commons

RECAP: Rishi Sunak cuts fuel duty and VAT on energy saving devices

The vast JD Wetherspoon business empire has scores of Scottish watering holes including the Caley Picture House in Edinburgh.

Wetherspoons cuts losses as punters return to pubs but prices set to rise

Price of Tesco sanitary pads doubles - here’s where to find the cheapest product...

Readers' letters: High energy prices built into system

Christine Jardine is Lib Dem MP for Edinburgh West

VAT cut would give Capital families £120m boost, say Lib Dems

Life-saving defibrillators should be exempt from VAT, say MSPs

Plea to Sunak: ‘Take VAT off life-saving heart machines’

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Forecourt fuel thefts jump 200% as petrol prices soar

Petrol prices are rising steeply at the pumps

Rising fuel prices at the pumps - your views online

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Calls to cut VAT on fuel as petrol price set to hit £1.60 a litre

Linlithgow MSP Fiona Hyslop (SNP).

Linlithgow MSP Fiona Hyslop calls on VAT cuts on energy bills to tackle cost of ...

Carlo Crolla, owner of East Coast Fish & Chips, in Musselburgh, East Lothian, said business costs are forcing shops to put up prices in a bid to survive.

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Fish and chip shop under threat of closure due to increased costs

Families will face rocketing bills.

'Real risk' that lives could be lost due to cost of living crisis

Government urged to cut VAT on public EV charging

Boris Johnson's government introduced higher rates of National Insurance, paid by everyone, to avoid increasing taxes on the wealthiest (Picture: Hollie Adams/WPA pool/Getty Images)

As Tories look after the rich, Indy case grows stronger – Tommy Sheppard

Savills said key deals to have taken place in Scotland last year include the sale of the Macdonald Holyrood Hotel in Edinburgh. Picture: Catriona Thomson.

Scottish hotel sector checks in major jump in investment

Britain’s third largest energy supplier has apologised after it advised customers to “have a cuddle with your pets” to stay warm and save on heating bills.

Energy firm apologises after telling customers to ‘cuddle pets’ to keep warm

Drivers overcharged £156 million for fuel in December as retailers failed to pass on wholesale savings (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Drivers overcharged £156 million for fuel in December as retailers failed to pas...

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Midlothian homes record pandemic-fuelled rise in electricity use

Martin Lewis is urging the government to intervene now to avoid a crisis in the energy market (Photo: ITV)

Rising energy bills could lead to ‘eat or heat’ dilema for households

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross does not have his troubles to seek

Tories' reputation for economic competence is slipping away - Readers' Letters

Land Rover Defender V8 & 110 Hard Top review: Chalk and cheese 4x4s

The company owns a string of well-known brands including All Bar One, Harvester and Miller & Carter. Picture: Mitchells & Butlers plc

All Bar One and Miller & Carter owner warns of price rises as soaring costs bite

Where to find the cheapest fuel as prices soar 30p per litre in a year