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Rachel Reeves and the hospitality jobs bloodbath

Labour’s policies have dealt a huge blow to an industry that was already struggling — now thousands are paying the price, writes Jonathan Prynn

Evening Standard

Chancellor's Budget raid will make 500,000 more people in London and South East pay 40% income tax rate

Rachel Reeves is set to impose a ‘stealth tax’ in her Budget on November 26 with a further two-year freeze on income tax thresholds

Evening Standard

Stealth tax alert: Reeves Budget to make record 10m pay Income Tax higher rate if she freezes thresholds

A further two-year freeze on Income Tax thresholds would drag 790,000 more people into paying the 40% higher rate, according to the IFS

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Well-off London cyclists face being clobbered by 'Mamil Tax' in Rachel Reeves Budget

The Chancellor appears to have in her sights on so-called ‘Mamils’ - middle-aged men in Lycra

Evening Standard

Reeves torpedoes Labour's manifesto in huge Budget tax gamble which could put Farage in No10

Commentary: The Chancellor has been so clear that she is going to torch the party’s manifesto tax promise that a U-turn now would stun Westminster

Evening Standard

Reeves to hammer London and South East with 2.8m facing Budget blow from 2p income tax rise

The Chancellor has been hit by a Labour revolt over breaking the party’s manifesto by raising income tax

Evening Standard

Rick Stein: When people think restaurants are a way to print money, I just think: 'you try it!'

The chef talks to Graeme Green about Masterchef, ‘Padstein’ criticism and Christmas

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Monsoon boss: Rates reform is the key to unlocking high street investment

Christmas is coming - but so is the Budget and retailers are feeling tense

Evening Standard

Pound hits lowest since April as investors anticipate budget tax rises; markets hit by AI valuation jitters – as it happened

Sterling drops against dollar as chancellor’s speech is taken as a sign that taxes will rise in the budget, and interest rates may fall faster

The Guardian - UK

Threat of income tax rise grows as Rachel Reeves gives clear sign she will break Labour manifesto pledge

Chancellor rolls ground for tax rises in unusual pre-Budget speech at Downing Street

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves prepares raid on pension tax perks

The Chancellor is reportedly planning to reform ‘salary sacrifice’ schemes

Evening Standard

Voices: ‘Tax the wealthy, not the workers’: Readers divided on how Reeves should tackle £20bn Budget blackhole

YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided over reports Rachel Reeves’ is set to hike income tax by 2p, with some supporting higher taxes on the wealthy as fair and necessary, while others warn it could harm low-income earners, pensioners, and overall economic growth

The Independent UK

More than a quarter of Scots businesses expect to shrink, figures show

The Federation of Small Business found 57% of firms saw their profits slump in the third quarter of the year.

Evening Standard

Income tax rise not ruled out by Keir Starmer in PMQs clash on Budget with Kemi Badenoch

Millions of households are set to be hit with tax rises as Rachel Reeves seeks to plug a hole in the public finances

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Fresh tax hikes top Budget fears among London small businesses

The percentage of owners predicting growth falls to 36%, lowest level since first quarter of 2021.

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Millions of households to be hit with tax rises in the Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves signals

The Chancellor told an economic forum in Saudi Arabia that she would avoid growth-busting new levies on businesses

International Business Times UK

UK Supermarkets Warn Rachel Reeves: Tax Hike Would Bring 'Inevitable' Blow to Food Prices

UK leading supermarket chains have urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to scrap a planned business rates surtax, warning it would drive up food prices and hit household budgets.

Evening Standard

Almost two thirds of charities axe jobs and services over financial strain

Research by Rathbones found that 95% of charity executives in the sector are thinking about leaving.

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Reason

First the U.K., Next the U.S.? Britain's Digital ID Plan Should Scare Americans.

Once created, a digital ID system will prove catnip to politicians who want to track where we go, online and off.

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar ducks saying he believes digital ID will stop migrant crossings

ANAS Sarwar dodged answering whether he believes digital ID will stop migrants from crossing the English Channel.

TechRadar

H1: HMRC Basic PAYE Tools review

PAYE tools straight from HMRC, but other free options offer a lot more.

TechRadar

IRIS Payroll Basics review

Free, HMRC-approved payroll, but only for the short term

Evening Standard

Higher National Insurance costs and packaging tax send John Lewis deeper into the red

But boss insists the department store and Waitrose supermarket partnership is well placed for “full year profit growth” as the peak Christmas season approaches

International Business Times UK

Reeves Blocks Wealth Tax Plan: Defies Labour Hopeful, Gambles with Public Finance Chaos

Chancellor Rachel Reeves blocks wealth tax, defying Labour MPs, risking £50B fiscal chaos. Can she balance the Budget without breaking promises?

Al Jazeera

What does the falling birthrate mean for the British economy?

Fertility rate has hit an all-time low in England and Wales. How will this impact the country and what’s the solution?

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