Did Labour mislead UK public ahead of Budget

Did Labour mislead UK public ahead of Budget?

Rachel Reeves’ tax-raising measures come after she pledged not to be a levy-hiking chancellor

World - Financial Times - 10 hours ago

Did Labour mislead UK public ahead of Budget?

Rachel Reeves’ tax-raising measures come after she pledged not to be a levy-hiking chancellor

Business - Financial Times - 10 hours ago

UK borrowing rises ahead of Budget

Official data shows borrowing - the difference between spending and tax take - reached £16.6bn last month.

UK Budget: What to Know Before Labour’s Announcement

The new Labour Party government said it had inherited a challenging financial position and warned of tax increases and spending cuts when it reveals its budget this week.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

UK Labour’s Budget borrows big, taxes more

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £40bn tax increase and a sharp rise in borrowing

World - Financial Times - 10 hours ago

Companies curb UK advertising spending ahead of the Budget

Marketing budgets fail to grow for the first time in 14 quarters, trade body finds

Business - Financial Times - October 16

UK consumer and business confidence weaken ahead of Budget

Indices hit lowest levels this year as Britons ‘hold their breath’ for tax rises on October 30

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Cash Isas popularity surges ahead of UK Budget

Investors shift into tax-sheltered accounts given uncertainty of Labour proposals

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

UK Budget: Labour Party to Raise Taxes by 40 Billion Pounds

Rachel Reeves, the finance minister, announced substantial tax increases in her first budget as she sought to strengthen public finances and services.

Business - The New York Times - 21 hours ago

UK capital gains tax receipts surge ahead of Budget

Revenue rises 16.3% between July and September as investors rush to get ahead of expected rate increase

Business - Financial Times - October 22

UK consumers in ‘a despondent mood’ ahead of the budget; pound on track for worst month in a year – business live

People holding ‘their breath’ to see what’s in store for them in Rachel Reeves’s first budget, reports GfK. Budget will reverse huge cuts in UK’s public investment, Reeves confirms Fewer ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

UK’s Labour just unveiled its first budget in 14 years – what is in it and will it work?

Chancellor’s solutions to improving economy and public services will be a radical change for country. Britain’s new government delivered its first budget on Wednesday setting out its plans for ...

World - The Guardian - 19 hours ago

UK borrowing costs soar day after Labour government unveiled tax-raising budget

U.K. bond yields spiked sharply Thursday after the ruling Labour Party unveiled a sweeping package of tax hikes and increased borrowing.

Business - CNBC - 11 minutes ago

Reeves embarks on Budget that will define Labour government

Prime minister and chancellor aim to convey sense of joint purpose ahead of long-awaited fiscal event on Wednesday

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Britain’s Labour Budget: bold ambition, uncertain prospects

Rachel Reeves must now deliver on her investment plans, or taxes will rise even further

World - Financial Times - 20 hours ago

Labour budget sets the scene for 2026 Holyrood election

The devolved Scottish government will have had an extra £3.4bn to spend - including more money than SNP ministers anticipated for public building projects.

Britain’s Labour Budget: bold ambition, uncertain prospects

Rachel Reeves must now deliver on her investment plans, or taxes will rise even further

Business - Financial Times - 20 hours ago

The Papers: Labour suspends MP and a hot Halloween ahead

An alleged altercation involving Mike Amesbury leads many papers.

The UK should resist calls for infrastructure public ownership

Privatisation is not the solution for every situation but it can be highly effective in many cases

World - Financial Times - October 15

UK public borrowing exceeds official forecast in September

Data comes as chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to raise taxes in next week’s Budget

Business - Financial Times - October 22

Is there a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the UK’s public finances?

Economists say the state of public finances should not have come as a complete surprise to the new government.

Business and wealthy bear brunt of £40bn tax increases in UK Budget

Markets unsettled by extent of government borrowing as Rachel Reeves boosts spending

Business - Financial Times - 20 hours ago

Trump accuses Labour Party of 'foreign interference'

Labour activists volunteering in the US presidential election amounts to illegal "contributions", the complaint alleges.

Reeves pledges £1.4bn for 'crumbling' classrooms ahead of Budget

The chancellor says the government will ensure that 50 schools in England are rebuilt every year.

Tax rises needed to avert austerity, Starmer says

The prime minister gives a gloomy economic picture as he set out his justifications for "tough decisions" in the Budget.

Reeves banks on big Budget wheeze to reconcile Labour’s pledges

Continuing Tory ‘stealth’ freeze on thresholds pulls many middle earners into higher rate, but carries risks

World - Financial Times - October 21

Reeves: ‘My budget will match greatest economic moments in Labour history’

The chancellor says she will invest to reverse Tory decline, but stands accused of breaking party manifesto promises . Labour will launch a new era of public and private investment in hospitals, ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

The Papers: Budget 'to match Labour best' and King back to full duties

Rachel Reeves promising to keep Labour's promises and King Charles's health, lead the papers.

Budget watchdog will break impartiality, claims Hunt

The former chancellor says the publication of a review which could criticise the Conservatives on Budget day would "cross a line".

Britain's Labour government to deliver debut Budget this week, settling weeks of uncertainty

U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves will deliver the government's hotly awaited debut budget on Wednesday, putting to bed weeks of uncertainty over potential tax hikes and spending cuts.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

Budget will end neglect of ‘broken not beaten’ NHS, say Labour ministers

Funding for more surgical hubs and radiotherapy machines planned in what PM says will be budget to ‘fix foundations’. The budget will revive a “broken but not beaten” NHS, Labour ministers have ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

In U.K. Budget, Labour’s First Big Political Moment Offers Risk and Reward

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government has stumbled since his party won a landslide victory, but the financial plan to be announced on Wednesday offers a possible relaunch.

World - The New York Times - 2 days ago

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Did Labour mislead UK public ahead of Budget?

Did Labour mislead UK public ahead of Budget?

UK borrowing rises ahead of Budget

UK Budget: What to Know Before Labour’s Announcement

UK Labour’s Budget borrows big, taxes more

Companies curb UK advertising spending ahead of the Budget

UK consumer and business confidence weaken ahead of Budget

Cash Isas popularity surges ahead of UK Budget

UK Budget: Labour Party to Raise Taxes by 40 Billion Pounds

UK capital gains tax receipts surge ahead of Budget

UK consumers in ‘a despondent mood’ ahead of the budget; pound on track for worst month in a year – business live

UK’s Labour just unveiled its first budget in 14 years – what is in it and will it work?

UK borrowing costs soar day after Labour government unveiled tax-raising budget

Reeves embarks on Budget that will define Labour government

Britain’s Labour Budget: bold ambition, uncertain prospects

Labour budget sets the scene for 2026 Holyrood election

Britain’s Labour Budget: bold ambition, uncertain prospects

The Papers: Labour suspends MP and a hot Halloween ahead

The UK should resist calls for infrastructure public ownership

UK public borrowing exceeds official forecast in September

Is there a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the UK’s public finances?

Business and wealthy bear brunt of £40bn tax increases in UK Budget

Trump accuses Labour Party of 'foreign interference'

Reeves pledges £1.4bn for 'crumbling' classrooms ahead of Budget

Tax rises needed to avert austerity, Starmer says

Reeves banks on big Budget wheeze to reconcile Labour’s pledges

Reeves: ‘My budget will match greatest economic moments in Labour history’

The Papers: Budget 'to match Labour best' and King back to full duties

Budget watchdog will break impartiality, claims Hunt

Britain's Labour government to deliver debut Budget this week, settling weeks of uncertainty

Budget will end neglect of ‘broken not beaten’ NHS, say Labour ministers

In U.K. Budget, Labour’s First Big Political Moment Offers Risk and Reward

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