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Rachel Reeves to change pension salary sacrifice schemes — what you need to know

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The Independent UK

Budget 2025: Income tax rate will not rise, signals minister - but millions of families 'face £1,600 hit'

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones makes clear the Government has ruled out a manifesto-busting increase in income tax

Evening Standard

Budget 2025: Rachel Reeves to hammer London in tax grab on wealthy homeowners and millions of workers

The Chancellor’s plans will also see 260,000 children in the capital benefit from the lifting of the two-child welfare cap

Evening Standard

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What’s at stake in the UK Autumn Budget? Here are the points to watch

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces the challenge of raising an estimated £20-30bn, with both her and the government’s credibility on the line.

Euronews

Reeves Under Fire as Directors Flee Britain and Small Firms Struggle With Soaring Costs

A 42% surge in UK directors moving overseas and soaring costs for SMEs spark fears that Rachel Reeves's Budget could deepen Britain's growing business crisis.

International Business Times UK

‘We are dreading what will come’: Inside the battle for Britain’s pubs as they brace for the Budget

After a bruising few years, the country’s pubs are preparing for the Budget and say they cannot afford more bad news, Dan Haygarth reports

The Independent UK

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

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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

Evening Standard

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

Evening Standard

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

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The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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

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Evening Standard

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

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

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.

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.

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