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Budget 2024: How tax rises by Chancellor Rachel Reeves will hit Londoners and London firms

Standard analyses impact of potential tax rises in the Chancellor’s October 30 Budget on millions of Londoners

Evening Standard

'Tory playbook painted red': Energy expert hits out at Labour over carbon capture

LABOUR’S plans for what could be a key energy sector in Scotland have been branded “the Conservative playbook painted red” by a leading…

The National (Scotland)

Businesses warn tax hikes could send fish and chips prices soaring as restaurants brace for Budget

Fish and chips owners are ‘hoping to stay afloat’ amid speculation of further tax hikes on the October Budget

The Independent UK

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Ex-Bank of England chief Mervyn King urges Rachel Reeves to raise national insurance in Budget

Exclusive: In a dramatic intervention, the former governor of the Bank of England tells the chancellor she must be ruthlessly honest with the public

The Independent UK

Tax row: Will Rachel Reeves break Labour manifesto by raising National Insurance on employers in the Budget?

The jury seems to be out on this key question on Labour’s economic policy

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer twice refuses to rule out rise in employers’ national insurance

PM says it was ‘very clear’ in Labour manifesto that government would not raise taxes on working people

The Guardian - UK

Capital gains tax will not hit 39%, says Treasury minister - but he won’t rule out rise in October Budget

National Insurance for employers also appears set to increase in the Budget on October 30

Evening Standard

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HMRC pension warning as deadline to boost your State Pension approaches

More than 10,000 people have boosted their state pensions by a combined £12.5 million in the last six months

The National (Scotland)

Labour accused of ‘absurd’ plan to break manifesto pledge over national insurance hike

The shadow work and pensions secretary also said the Government’s claim his party left a £22 billion black hole in public finances is ‘fictitious’

The Independent UK

Inflation-busting council tax rises of 5% may be in Rachel Reeves Budget, top economists warn

They also say that increasing employer National Insurance would be a ‘clear breach’ of Labour’s manifesto

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves warned up to £25bn of tax rises needed to avoid austerity

Rachel Reeves’ first budget could be ‘the most consequential since at least 2010’, the IFS said

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer dodges questions on rumoured National Insurance increases in Budget

The Prime Minister did not answer whether his pre-election promise not to raise the tax applied to both employee and employer National Insurance payments

Evening Standard

Millennials and Gen Z beware: People in their fifties have serious pension problems. You could be doomed

People in their forties and fifties aren’t saving enough for a comfortable retirement, according to new research. So where does that leave younger generations who are worst hit by the cost of living crisis, asks Katie Rosseinsky?

The Independent UK

McDonald’s sales fall for first time since 2020, as higher prices deter consumers – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as McDonald’s faces pressure to cut prices and lure back customers

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Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak: My final appeal to Londoners to vote Tory

Conservatives will stand up for Londoners, cutting taxes and making sure their voice is heard, writes Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Evening Standard

Tax hit on UK to rise if Tories win election, admits Michael Gove - but by 'even more under Labour'

Leading economists have warned that which ever party wins the tax burden is due to rise

The National (Scotland)

SNP 'right that rejoining EU could bring £30bn boost to UK coffers', IFS says

THE SNP’s claim rejoining the EU would boost revenues by £30 billion a year is “not unreasonable”, financial experts have said.

The National (Scotland)

A tale of two manifestos: Labour do nothing as the Tories run out of road

IT was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

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Evening Standard

Labour manifesto launch and election data journalism ...The Standard podcast

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Fortune

Here’s how the U.K. election front-runners Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak differ on taxation, health care, housing, and education

The two U.K. front-runners from the Labour and Conservative Parties will go head-to-head in less than a month from now.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak 'cosplaying Liz Truss' and will not lower National Insurance, Rachel Reeves says

Labour has responded to the Tory general election manifesto

The National (Scotland)

Pensions, taxes, immigration: What's actually in the Tory manifesto?

RISHI Sunak set out plans for major tax cuts as he invoked Margaret Thatcher at the launch of the Tory manifesto – as he bids to get the…

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak unveils manifesto tax cut pledges in bid to turn around Tory fortunes

RISHI Sunak has unveiled plans for a further 2p cut in National Insurance at the launch of the Conservative manifesto.

Evening Standard

Conservative manifesto: Rishi Sunak's gamble on tax cuts 'problematic', think tank says

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the Tories are ruling out council tax and capital gains tax changes when ‘frankly there needs to reform’

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak tax-cutting manifesto one of last chances for Tory election lift-off after D-Day blunder

He is pledging more tax cuts and help for first-time buyers

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