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Reeves must abandon manifesto tax pledges, think tank says amid £30bn Budget black hole

The chancellor is facing mounting pressure to hike income tax amid an expectation that £30bn worth of tax rises will be needed in the Budget

The Independent UK

As growth hopes fade, shrinking Reeves has a mountain to climb

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: A dour economic forecast has left the beleaguered chancellor grasping for fiscal breathing space in her make-or-break Budget

The Independent UK

Income tax hike of 2p to target pensioners and landlords would ‘level playing field’, think tank tells Reeves

Labour chancellor also facing calls to raise levies on lawyers, sugar, salt and longhaul flights in the Budget

The Independent UK

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Multi-button gaming mice aren't just for MMOs as Corsair's latest rodent shows, knocking Razer off its historic perch as best MMO gaming mouse

The Corsair Scimitar Elite Wireless SE isn't just a pretty facia of many, many buttons.

PC Gamer

Tax rises at autumn Budget ‘inevitable’ after borrowing soars, experts warn

The Office for National Statistics data showed Government borrowing hit £18 billion last month, marking the highest August borrowing for five years.

Evening Standard

UK's productivity forecast to be downgraded sparking tax rise fears in Chancellor's upcoming Budget

Treasury officials are anticipating that the blackhole in the UK’s finances could amount to £30billion

Evening Standard

Average price tag on a home jumps by more than £1,500 in September – Rightmove

Despite the increase, the average asking price for a home in Britain is 0.1% or £502 lower than a year ago, with London and the South driving the dip.

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Average price of a home jumps by more than £1,500 in September

Despite the increase, the average asking price for a home in Britain is 0.1 per cent or £502 lower than a year ago, with London and the South driving the dip

Evening Standard

Voices: Zero change. Zero growth. Zero hope of Rachel Reeves being rescued

COMMENT: The chancellor, faced with a flatlining economy, is trapped in an impossible dilemma – come the Budget, she’ll have to break her election promises or break her fiscal rules, warns John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Primark boss issues stark warning to Reeves over Budget

George Weston urged the chancellor not to give consumer confidence another ‘great whack’ in November

The Independent UK

Government has not heeded warnings over Lifetime Isa, says Treasury Committee

The Government has an opportunity at the Budget to ‘think again on the Lisa,’ according to Treasury Committee chairwoman Dame Meg Hillier.

Evening Standard

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?

International Business Times UK

Starmer creates ‘Budget board’ to boost economic growth and keep businesses onside

Starmer’s ‘budget board’ is part of his reset following the resignation of Angela Rayner last week

The Independent UK

Ex-minister reveals the pensions changes most likely at Budget

Higher earners could be targeted at the chancellor’s second fiscal event

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Retail sales up 3.1% in August to round off ‘solid’ summer

Food sales increased by 4.7% year on year, although this was largely down to rising prices.

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch to offer Tory co-operation on welfare cuts

The Conservative leader will offer her party’s co-operation ‘in the national interest’.

The Independent UK

Job hunters rise to highest level for nearly five years – report

The monthly KPMG and REC report on jobs showed a slight improvement in permanent recruitment activity, but it remained in decline.

The Independent UK

Number of job hunters rises at fastest rate since Covid

Increasing redundancies are driving the trend

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Evening Standard

UK firms splash out almost £236,000 in past year on AI, poll finds

The survey of 1,000 decision makers at firms found that nearly nine in 10 companies are turning to AI to solve key business issues.

Evening Standard

‘Lateness’ of UK Budget ‘entirely undesirable’, says Swinney

The First Minister was speaking after Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she will outline her fiscal plans in the Commons on November 26.

The Independent UK

Starmer needs to show he is on the side of working people or Farage will become PM, warns Labour’s biggest backer

Ahead of the TUC congress next week, general secretary Paul Nowak has spoken to The Independent about why Keir Starmer’s government needs to introduce ‘popular’ wealth taxes in the Budget to combat Farage and Reform

Evening Standard

Stocks climb and pound firms as bond yields ease

The moves help ease some of the immediate pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Evening Standard

‘Unhelpful’ Budget date could delay Holyrood tax and spending plans to new year

Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison hit out after Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed she will outline her fiscal plans on November 26.

The National (Scotland)

Labour Budget delay 'shows Scotland is an afterthought to UK'

Labour's Budget delay leaves Scotland as an “afterthought” and makes it “almost impossible” for the Scottish Government to plan its Budget,…

The Independent UK

Streeting says officers should ‘police streets not tweets’ after Graham Linehan arrest

Father Ted creator claimed he was arrested ‘like a terrorist’ at Heathrow Airport on Monday

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