{"id":3996,"date":"2017-04-03T14:21:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T14:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/?p=3996"},"modified":"2021-03-17T14:39:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T14:39:54","slug":"review-sunday-papers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrlender.com\/blog\/review-sunday-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of the Sunday Papers: Finance Stories from the Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The new tax year starts on the 6th of April, which means one thing – a rise in prices to bring household costs in line with inflation. This was the main story in a lot of the Sunday papers this weekend, as well as talk of what will happen to the UK amid Brexit negotiations and a ‘toxin tax’ for diesel vehicles. UK based short term loan provider, Mr Lender<\/a><\/strong>, has put together a review of the Sunday papers, giving you a quick summary of all the main financial stories from the weekend.<\/p>\n

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Sunday Express<\/h2>\n

The main topic of conversation over the weekend was the April price hikes. ‘National Price Hike Day<\/a><\/strong>‘, as it is now becoming to be known, saw increases to many essential household bills including council tax, TV license, prescriptions and many more. Many joked that they hoped the price rises announced on the 1st of April were no more than just an April Fool’s joke. Unfortunately not. The Sunday Express<\/a><\/strong> reported on the April price rises, offering a ‘five-minute guide to ‘National Price Hike Day”.<\/p>\n

They briefly outlined which areas would be affected, and by how much. They pointed out that council tax bills have increased by an average of 4% across England and Wales. The article also points out that prescriptions have risen to \u00a38.60, while dental checkups have increased by 5% to \u00a320.60.<\/p>\n

The Telegraph<\/h2>\n

The Telegraph<\/a><\/strong> also ran a story on ‘National Price Hike Day’, giving a brief run down on the increases and how people are likely to be affected. They went into a little more detail, breaking down each price hike under its own subheading. They paid particular attention to areas such as car tax<\/a><\/strong>, which is now going to be calculated based on the value of the vehicle as opposed to the amount of CO2 emitted.<\/p>\n

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This list explains which areas have been increased:<\/h3>\n