challenges for customers to earn bonus points could be pushing people to spend more than they can afford. that s the warning from consumer groups. i ll be taking a look. in sport it s the start of a new adventure for emma hayes. we hear how she s settling in to her new manager role in the united states as she prepares to lead them into the olympics this summer. to lead them into the quite to lead them into the a cloudy start this morning. some quite a cloudy start this morning. some outbreaks of rain out there, but things should brighten up. a bit of sunshine developing in the afternoon. all of the details shortly. it s thursday 30th may. our main story. the conservatives and labour have both ruled out increasing vat if they are elected in five weeks time. the promises have raised questions about how the parties will fund their spending plans, and deliver on their commitments if they win the elction. our political correspondent damian grammaticas has this report. midnight
forward peaceful and i want to tell them we are going to engage them, we are going to have a conversation so that together we can build a greater nation. in answer to the public outcry, mps will be debating a revised version of the original bill, which was first read in may. having withdrawn some of the least popular hikes, including a 2.5% yearly tax on vehicles and a 16% vat tax on bread. but for many protesters, this is not enough in the face of the rising cost of living. live to nairobi now and our east africa correspondent merchuma. hello to you. tell us more about this huge shift for the government and what the outlook is now. a, government and what the outlook is now. , ., ., ., is now. a very good morning from nairobi. is now. a very good morning from nairobi. yes, - is now. a very good morning from nairobi. yes, today- is now. a very good morningi from nairobi. yes, today the bill is being debated in parliament, this is a controversial finance bill 2024, and is g
signs of hitting the brakes. in a new report published today, the house of commons public accounts committee says that the unimaginable cost of test & trace has failed to deliver the central promise of averting a second and third lockdown. the committee chair said that the british taxpayers cannot be treated by government like an atm machine any longer. the scheme was introduced in may last year, and began with a budget of £22 billion. since then it has been allocated £15 billion more, totalling £37 billion over two years. the report also questioned the over reliance on consultants, with some being paid more than £6600 a day. joining me now is sarah olney, who s the liberal democrats mp for richmond park and is also on the committee. tell us more about why this test and trace system, many are concluding in the report, just did not work. concluding in the report, “ust did not worki concluding in the report, “ust did not work. ., . did not work. good morning. we to
the us is poised to pass its third major spending package of the pandemic a $1.9 trillion plan that president biden has championed as a way to help struggling americans. the senate approved it on saturday, and later today the house of representatives is due to vote on the senate s version of the bill. the plan calls on the government to send out $1400 per person to those on lower incomes that s anyone who earns less than $75,000. so will this be enough to boost the economy? joining me now from miami is chris campbell, chief strategist at duff & phelps. good morning and welcome to the programme, although it is not morning where you are, i am well aware of that. how much of a game changer is this stimulus for americans? a game changer is this stimulus foramericans? i a game changer is this stimulus for americans? for americans? i think many americans for americans? i think many americans - for americans? i think many americans - $75,000 - for americans? i think many am
Securing a hotel room for the 620 summit in hamburg. So today we want to know what you have missed out on by waiting too late to book . Just let us know use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. We start in hamburg, germany where as youve been hearing, leaders of the 620 group of the worlds top economies are gathering. Concerns over free trade and the environment are high on the agenda. But for europe equally pressing is the Migration Crisis. Record numbers of migrants from sub Saharan Africa have been heading into the eu increasingly across the mediterranean via italy as this map shows. The final destination for many is 6ermany where migration related costs are projected to top 100bn by 2020. Chancellor Angela Merkel has made it clear that she thinks other countries must shoulder more of the burden last year alone 6ermany saw almost three quarters of a Million People apply for asylum. There are fears that Climate Change and poverty could drive millions more afric