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Three tests for Britain’s Budget

Reeves must stabilise the economy, and pave the way for higher growth

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

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 - 2 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 - 6 hours ago

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 - 2 days ago

Taxes, spending and borrowing all higher as the new Labour government seeks to 'rebuild' the UK

British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says taxes will rise by $52 billion to plug a hole in the public finances and provide new funding for the U.K.‘s cash-starved public services, as she announced ...

World - ABC News - 22 minutes 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 - 7 hours ago

Is this the budget Britain needs? Our panel responds | Frances Ryan and others

In Labour’s first budget for almost 15 years, Rachel Reeves has unveiled tax rises and promises of investment in public services. Here comes Labour defining itself at last with the biggest ...

World - The Guardian - 9 hours ago

Britain faces warnings of a tech exodus over tax plans ahead of high-stakes budget

Technology bosses and investors warn the U.K. could face an exodus of entrepreneurs if the government hikes capital gains tax — a levy on investment profits.

Business - CNBC - October 21

Britain’s period of ‘National Reviewal’

Also in this week’s newsletter, SME export sales dip

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

The pressures on Britain’s state, in charts

Ageing population is a great policy achievement but the higher costs demand tax increases and improved growth

World - Financial Times - 15 hours ago

Goodbye to low-tax Britain

One does not need to subscribe to hyperbolic Tory rhetoric to recognise that this Budget heralded a major shift

Business - Financial Times - 7 hours ago

Cooper 'believes in Britain's coaching pathway'

Leicester City manager Steve Cooper says he believes in Britain's culture and coaching pathway following Thomas Tuchel's appointment as England head coach.

The problem with Britain’s red tape obsession

UK has repeatedly promised to reduce bureaucracy, but such pledges have also kept falling short

World - Financial Times - October 20

PHOTO COLLECTION: Australia Britain Royals

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

Entertainment - ABC News - October 21

The Papers: 'Right time to buy into Britain' and university expenses

The papers lead on a variety of stories, including a business summit in the UK on Monday.

Britain rejoins the EU foreign affairs council — for lunch

Also in this newsletter: the EU countries pushing for more, not less, green policy

World - Financial Times - October 14

Britain’s summer riots paid off for one company

Mitie Group, a provider of outsourcing services, said the provision of “surge response” security services for the U.K. Home Office was one factor behind a 13% rise in revenue in the first half

Business - MarketWatch - October 15

Britain's Fearnley extends winning streak to 13 matches

Britain's Jacob Fearnley extends his winning streak to 13 matches as he beats Corentin Moutet at the Stockholm Open.

MP launches plan to 'make Britain vaguely civilised'

Neil O'Brien's ideas include big fines for playing music on transport and a crackdown on spitting.

Jilly Cooper’s Britain: world capital of bad sex

A British weakness for bawdy banter is at the heart of hit TV show ‘Rivals’. Isn’t it time we grew up?

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

‘No shortcuts’: Labour sets Britain on risky road to recovery

Starmer and Reeves have time on their side as they take major political gamble

Business - Financial Times - 10 hours 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

How are investors preparing for the Budget?

Executives are seeking to minimise their exposure ahead of what could be the biggest tax-raising statement for a generation

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

UK Budget as it happened: Rachel Reeves raises tax, spending and borrowing

Taxes rise as chancellor delivers the first Labour budget since 2010

Business - Financial Times - 17 hours ago

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’s Budget balancing act

The chancellor’s tax plans must avoid overburdening business and investors

Business - Financial Times - October 21

UK borrowing rises ahead of Budget

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

France grapples with its budget mess

The political class needs to relearn the value of fiscal discipline

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Key points from the Budget at a glance

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered Labour’s first Budget since 2010 – here’s what you need to know.

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 - 6 hours ago

What the Budget means for your money

Key measures on tax, investments, pensions and property

Business - Financial Times - 11 hours ago

Faisal Islam: 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 Budget: Everything You Need To Know

Rachel Reeves delivers the first Labour budget in 14 years

International investors descend on London as Labour tries to woo new business to Britain

Uncertainty around the event and suspected tax changes in the upcoming budget has left many investors in the dark.

Business - CNBC - October 14

Britain hosts an international investment summit and denies snubbing Elon Musk

Britain’s new Labour Party government is announcing $82 billion in investment in U.K. artificial intelligence, life sciences, infrastructure and technology at a business summit

World - ABC News - October 14

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