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Millions of workers to see £600 pay rise hit from National Insurance hike on businesses, says Budget watchdog

The Office for Budget Responsibility stressed three quarters of the rise in National Insurance on employers would ultimately feed through into lower wage increases for employees

Evening Standard

Carers’ earnings limit to rise by £45 a week after allowance scandal

Guardian investigation revealed scale of penalties for unwitting breaches of carer’s allowance earnings limits

The Guardian - UK

From capital gains to NICs: tax changes to look out for in autumn 2024 budget

Rachel Reeves will seek to close £40bn Whitehall spending gap with range of potential measures

The Guardian - UK

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Every way Labour has defined ‘working people’ ahead of the Budget

Ministers have given varying descriptions of group they have pledged not to raise taxes on

The Independent UK

What the papers say – October 28

Here are the stories making headlines to start off the week.

The Independent UK

Starmer: Budget will ’embrace harsh light of fiscal reality’

The Prime Minister will warn of ‘unprecedented’ economic challenges as he delivers a speech on Monday.

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on the budget: Rachel Reeves must have a narrative, not just numbers

Editorial: Any chancellor can fire off forecasts, policies and measures, but the most impactful governments back it up with a bold political vision

The Guardian - UK

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£1.4 billion to fix ‘crumbling’ schools as Reeves pledges to prioritise education and free childcare in Budget

Labour chancellor said children ‘should not suffer’ because of a £22 billion ‘black hole’ left by last Tory government

The Independent UK

UK scientists fear £1bn funding cut for new research

Concerns that future projects may be axed in budget to help pay for rejoining EU’s Horizon programme

The Guardian - UK

Budget 2024: Public sector pay rise row as borrowing hits £80 billion in blow to Rachel Reeves

Public sector net borrowing in the first half of the financial year rose to £79.6 billion, according to the ONS

Evening Standard

Budget tax hit fears for £100,000+ earners as minister won’t say they are Labour’s ‘working people’

The stance will fuel fears that London could be heavily impacted by the Budget due to be delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on October 30

Evening Standard

Friday briefing: What we know about the young people who rioted this summer – and why

In today’s newsletter: A new Guardian analysis tells us more about exactly who contributed to violence in July and August

The Guardian - UK

Superman/Christopher Reeves doc with 100% RT score is flying back to movie theaters very soon

If you missed Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story in theaters, no worries, it's coming back for an extended run in October.

WhatToWatch

Big banks, oil companies and tech firms lobby at Labour’s business day

More than 500 lobbyists and executives flock to access ministers at party’s biggest ever business event at conference

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

Is Labour on track to meet its promises on the environment?

Though the party has plenty to celebrate at its first conference in power for 15 years, there is much work to do to on net zero

The Guardian - UK

‘They’ve robbed us’: UK pensioners on losing the winter fuel payment

Three pensioners tell us what they think about the vote and their concerns about the coming winter

The Guardian - UK

Starmer hints at tax rises as he warns of ‘painful’ budget

Prime minister says it will take years to clean up from Tories after finding a £22bn black hole in public finances

The Independent UK

Labour to extend vital household ‘lifeline’ as Reeves comes under pressure

The Household Support Fund gives local councils more dedicated money for vulnerable households

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The Guardian - UK

Millions facing ‘cruel winter’ without fuel payments, Labour MPs warn

Backbenchers say end to support schemes would be ‘wrong measure’ that ignores struggle of poorest households

The Conversation

Why Rachel Reeves can’t seem to make her ‘£22bn black hole’ narrative convincing

Rachel Reeves had hardly stepped down from the dispatch box to make her first big statement as chancellor of the exchequer before facing a furious backlash. She had claimed to have discovered a £22bn hole in public finances upon taking office and was using it to explain why the new…

The Independent UK

Shiloh Jolie to Nicolas Cage: All the nepo babies who decided to change their names

Lydia Spencer-Elliott take a look at the celebrities who’ve distanced themselves from their famous families

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves issues warning after minister claims finances 'worse than we thought'

RACHEL Reeves has warned she will have to make “difficult decisions” following claims from a minister that the UK's finances are "worse…

Evening Standard

An open letter to Rachel Reeves: how to boost our pensions and the economy

City Voices: Funds should have at least 20% of their shares in the UK

The Conversation

Why the new government is staying silent about the City – it won’t get tough on the UK’s financial sector anytime soon

Rachel Reeves’ first speech as the UK chancellor highlighted the financial constraints the new Labour government faces. With taxes already at a 70-year high in relation to national income, she repeated the pledge of no increases in national insurance, income tax or VAT.

Inverse

James Gunn Just Killed the Most Promising Batman Spinoff

After years in development, Matt Reeves’ Arkham Asylum series is no longer moving forward at DC Studios.

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