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Rathbones, a major UK wealth management firm produced their report, “Building Prosperity: Five Recommendations for Growth and Investment in the UK.” This analysis highlights\u00a0that the UK is the\u00a0most geographically unequal economy\u00a0in the developed world, with critical under-investment occurring outside of the South-East region. Rathbones urgently calls on the Chancellor to take\u00a0decisive action in the Autumn Budget\u00a0to reverse this neglect, citing poor infrastructure, high energy costs, and planning system delays as major hindrances to national economic potential. The firm specifically recommends policy changes across five areas:\u00a0pensions, business taxation, regional investment, wealth taxation, and property market reform. Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rathbones, a major UK wealth management firm produced their report, “Building Prosperity: Five Recommendations for Growth and Investment in the UK.” This analysis highlights\u00a0thatRead More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9025,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAowu7GVCw:productID":"","_crdt_document":"","activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"federated","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[15478,15479,723,10178],"class_list":["post-9024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","tag-rathbone-family","tag-rathbones","tag-united-kingdom","tag-wealth-tax"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rathbones.jpg","blog_images":{"medium":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rathbones-300x200.jpg","large":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rathbones.jpg"},"ams_acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRathbones' Call for UK Regional Investment and Growth - 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