Tuesday 20 March 2018

The Institute for Fiscal Studies has sounded a note of caution after it claimed that consumers could see prices fall by up to 1.2% if Britain were to abolish all tariffs once it has left the European Union. The Institute, which said that consumers had already seen prices rise by 2% since the referendum due to the weaker pound, warned that any gains would be small and were based on "optimistic" assumptions.

Channel 4 has revealed a 28.6% gender pay gap and admitted that two-thirds of its top 100 best paid staff are men. Alex Mahon, the female chief executive who joined the company in 2017, said the data "obviously makes for uncomfortable reading" and said she is "determined to take action to address it". The broadcaster said it was aiming for a 50:50 gender balance among its top 100 earners by 2023.

Up to a third of the weight of an Easter egg is the packaging it comes in, according to new research. Thorntons Classic Large Egg had the highest proportion of packaging - 36% of its weight, said Which. However, the consumer group found that manufacturers have made big strides to ensure such packaging can be recycled.