Rachel Reeves defiant after historic tax and spend Budget

Investors step up bets that US election will trigger market volatility

Jitters sweep through bond and currency markets before presidential vote

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Spain’s deadly floods put spotlight on lack of climate preparedness

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UK’s rising fiscal burden narrows tax gap with Europe

Britain’s fiscal picture is closer to EU averages than it has been for decades

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Budget 2024: Reeves reveals £40bn in tax rises as she promises to rebuild public services

Chancellor announces increases in taxation for businesses and the wealthy, and more money for the NHS and schools. Autumn budget live: latest news updates Budget 2024: key points at a ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Starmer insists pro-growth policies on way after OBR’s budget warnings – UK politics live

PM says budget just ‘first step’ after watchdog said measures would make no difference to growth over five years. Rachel Reeves is now being interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.. She is being ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Starmer does not rule out further tax rises after Budget

UK prime minister says government plan to borrow more for investment will not push up interest rates

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Reeves’s invidious choices in the Budget

As the FT’s chancellor game shows, the new ‘golden rule’ is her binding constraint. Meeting it could bolster fiscal credibility

World - Financial Times - October 16

IMF hails Reeves’ ‘sustainable’ tax rises; Resolution Foundation says budget marks ‘decisive shift from planned cuts’ – business live

Foundation says there will be better funded public services in schools, NHS and justice but households face further squeeze. And a few more – Resolution Foundation analysis:. Tax and benefit ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Rachel Reeves should not appease bond market vigilantes

In preparing her inaugural Budget, she would do well to ignore advice from market sages

World - Financial Times - October 15

Rachel Reeves ain’t ‘working people’, says Starmer

Definitive error

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Rachel Reeves: The chess fanatic playing Labour's first big gambit

Profile of the UK's first female chancellor as she prepares to deliver first Labour Budget in 14 years.

How will UK tax rises on private equity’s carried interest work?

Changes unveiled in Rachel Reeves’ Budget mean the performance fee will be treated as income from 2026

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Where is the growth in Reeves' 'Budget for growth'?

Labour's first Budget in 14 years had a lot to say about growth, but forecasts paint a mixed picture.

The NHS and education are big winners in Reeves’ spending plan

But some Whitehall departments including the Home Office face real terms cuts to their budgets

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

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 - Yesterday

Inheritance tax increases expected in Budget

It is not known how many people are likely to end up paying more under the government's plan.

Rachel Reeves gives closing speech at UK investment summit – business live

Chancellor says £60bn of investment has been announced at summit, showing confidence in UK economy. Keir Starmer will promise to slash red tape as he hosts investment summit Who will attend ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

My fiscal rules will provide the stability on which growth depends

Britain faces a choice between investment or decline

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Private equity eyes a deal with Reeves on carried interest

Labour’s agenda highlights tension between raising taxes and courting internationally mobile financiers

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Workers warned Budget tax rises will hit their wages

Economists say tax rises in the Budget will mean employers have less to give as pay rises.

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