Wednesday 13th March saw Chancellor Philip Hammond deliver his Spring Statement to Parliament. The UK economy continues to steadily grow, with unemployment at historic lows and with wages increasing; providing a solid foundation on which to build Britain’s economic future the Chancellor stated.The statement forecast that employment within the UK is due to rise to 32.7 million over the next year and steadily increase over the next 5 years. The current unemployment rate of 4.0% is the lowest … [Read more...]