25 March 2025, 14:55

By Liron Woodcock-Velleman

All eyes will be on the House of Commons this Wednesday as the Chancellor delivers the Spring Statement.

Whilst not a Budget announcement in the traditional sense, this is still an important opportunity for the government to outline its plans and priorities for the months ahead.

You’d struggle to find an organisation in the UK that doesn’t have its own asks ready for any major fiscal announcement, and trade unions like Community are no different in that regard.

As a union with a large membership in manufacturing, we would urge the government to look at what can be done to make industrial energy costs more competitive. High energy costs are a significant burden on leather, textile and white goods manufacturers, as well as on heavy industries like steel. In fact, UK steel producers still pay........

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