In this episode of Week in Business, City AM's Editor in Chief, Christian May, touches on Merck, the £300bn pharma giant, pulling the plug on a £1bn project at London’s King’s Cross.

He also dives into why the business community is nervous about the upcoming budget and why the CBI would rather have a broader income tax hike. 

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It’s not just Angela Rayner who finds herself on the defensive; Rachel Reeves has come out fighting - claiming many of her critics are talking rubbish. So, does she have a point? 

In this episode of Week in Business, City AM editor-in-chief Christian May discusses the reshuffle that has centralised economics firepower away from her, and within Number 10. 

With less backing than ever before from Keir Starmer, can the Chancellor fix the UK's perilous financial situation? 

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As summer comes to a close, is this the calm before a major financial storm?

In this episode of Week in Business, City AM editor-in-chief Christian May discusses the economic risks on the horizon for the government. 

Wedged between backbenchers who won't allow spending cuts and the spiralling cost of servicing government debt, Rachel Reeves is in a tight spot ahead of this year's Budget. 

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The Labour government's need for cash is greater than its appetite for considered reform, City AM's Editor in Chief, Christian May, voices his concern in this episode of Week in Business. 

Christian argues that there is no scenario in which a new property tax regime instigated by this government would yield less revenue than the current arrangements. Easing the burden on taxpayers is not the priority here; however, they dress it up. 

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Do you know when the UK economy last grew at that rate? City AM's Editor in Chief Christian May asks in this episode of Week in Business. 

This week, Christian argues that the UK government has taxed too much and has lost control of basic state functions, pointing out that this will drive away not just the non-doms and the super-rich, but people who feel that their efforts aren’t rewarded in the UK.

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Rachel Reeves was right when she said this week that the financial services sector “is critical” for our country, as she charmed the City of London, says City AM's Editor in Chief, Christian May, in this episode of Week in Business. 

However, Christian points out that too many parts of the country are blighted by low productivity, low income, low levels of investment and a decline in living standards that’s set to last to the end of this decade. 

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The Labour government is addicted to tax – it is in their instincts – and they can’t help themselves, says City AM's Editor in Chief, Christian May. 

This week, Christian dives into why Prime Minister Keir Starmer avoided answering whether or not the government will implement a wealth tax in this year's Autumn Budget and how that will impact the UK economy.

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It’s a year since Labour swept to power, so why does it already feel like we’re watching their dying days? City AM's editor-in-chief, Christian May, asks in the latest episode of Week in Business. 

Christian discusses Reeves’ tears at this week’s already infamous Prime Minister’s Questions, Starmer’s capitulation to Labour rebels, and the impossible fiscal headache left by the government’s welfare u-turn.

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The chief of one of the UK’s biggest recruitment platforms says the jobs market is about as bad as he’s ever seen, with official data painting a complicated picture.

So what’s going on? City AM's Editor in Chief, Christian May, asks in this episode of Week in Business. 

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Do you care if the global mega-rich choose Milan over London? Does it matter? Is it good riddance? City AM's Editor in Chief, Christian May, asks in the latest episode of Week in Business. 

In this week's episode of Week in Business, Christian touches on how the UK's non-dom exodus should be a surprise to no one after Rachel Reeves's tax hikes in last year's Autumn Budget and why a U-turn or tweak to the non-dom rules would be sensible. 

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