1 hour ago EasyJet boss warns Reeves against passenger tax hikes as shares slump

Easyjet chief executive Kenton Jarvis said he hopes the Chancellor freezes air passenger duty and warned that the opposite would 'dampen demand.'

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3 h. ago Slash spending or risk bond market mayhem: Reeves warned lack of credible plan will spook investors

Fears are mounting Chancellor will rely on an array of tax rises rather than controls on public expenditure to make her numbers add up.

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11 h. ago UK economy is already reeling after months of Chancellor's chaos, economists warn as Rachel Reeves 'set to unveil series of badly designed tax rises' that will damage growth

Experts warned that months of speculation fuelled by Treasury leaks and the Chancellor herself has 'flatlined growth', with investors, consumers and homebuyers all delaying key decisions.

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14 h. ago Gatwick second runway plans could be SHELVED if Reeves hikes taxes on airline industry, warns airport boss

GATWICK’S boss has warned that plans for a second runway could be shelved if the Chancellor pushes ahead with a hefty business rates hike in tomorrow’s Budget. Stewart Wingate, managing director of UK airports for owners VINCI and GIP, said the £2.2billion expansion would be “put into question” if Rachel Reeves increases taxes on the...

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19 h. ago Brits slash TV subs and clothing spends to stash cash amid cost

Eight in ten have tightened their purse strings in the past 12 months with many worried about having to make more cutbacks following this week's budget.

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24 h. ago Warning over UK ‘growth emergency’ just days before Reeves’ make

Rachel Reeves arrived in the Treasury with a ‘number 1 mission’ of producing economic growth - but two days before her second Budget she faces warnings that it will be downgraded

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27 h. ago BBC expert gives state pension £241.30 April 2026 Budget update

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has also been warned about a raid on salary sacrifice schemes

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36 h. ago Rachel Reeves 'can't tax her way to growth', warns head of CBI as Chancellor set to raise taxes to highest level in modern history

In a last-ditch plea ahead of Wednesday's Budget, the head of Britain's biggest business group will warn the Chancellor: 'You will never be able to tax your way to growth.'

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36 h. ago Reeves given stark Budget warning from business to avoid ‘death by a thousand taxes’

CBI director general Rain Newton-Smith will tell the chancellor that if her priority is growth, she needs to prove it or the country faces ‘Groundhog Day’

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36 h. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves given grim budget warning by powerful business figure

CBI boss Rain Newton-Smith has dire predictions about the future of the economy unless Rachel Reeves changes her plans for Wednesday's doom-laden budget

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39 h. ago Investors warn Rachel Reeves against delaying fiscal pain in UK Budget

Chancellor has abandoned a planned income tax rise that would have kicked in quickly

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39 h. ago Investors warn Reeves against delaying fiscal pain in Budget

Chancellor has abandoned a planned income tax rise that would have kicked in quickly

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3 d. ago Rachel Reeves warned against Budget decision that could cost 'tens of thousands of jobs'

300 businesses and organisations, including Bosch, Mitsubishi, EDF, the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, and Citizen's Advice raised concerns about the future of the industry

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3 d. ago Pension change warning issued to Rachel Reeves ahead of Autumn Budget 2025

'Any limitation could cause long-term damage to people’s retirement prospects'

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4 d. ago Britain's broken finances get WORSE: Government borrowing balloons ahead of Budget leaving Rachel Reeves under even more pressure

The Chancellor was urged to get a tighter grip on spending after the Office for National Statistics revealed public sector borrowing stood at £17.4billion in October.

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6 d. ago Swinney warns Starmer and Reeves of ‘risks’ if Budget fails to end austerity

Scottish First Minister John Swinney said the ending of austerity was what people are ‘desperately seeking’.

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6 d. ago Will Rachel Reeves kill off the corner shop? Convenience stores warn Budget taxes, red tape and smoking ban could be 'another nail in coffin'

A survey of England's convenience stores found three-quarters (74 per cent) were concerned about the Budget, with one in five (22 per cent) very concerned.

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1 week ago Pensioners warned 'act now' to save thousands ahead of Rachel Reeves' November Budget

The Autumn Budget will be delivered in just two weeks and there are a number of changes which could be announced which will impact pensioners - here's what you need to do

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1 week ago Reeves Budget tax rise warnings and No10 'coup' chaos slammed for slowing Britain's economy

Former NatWest boss Sir Howard Davies accused the Government of making it harder for businesses with its ‘behaviour’ and policies

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1 week ago Tax hikes will kneecap economic growth next year, Reeves warned

Britain could be set for a sharp slowdown in economic growth next year as the country braces for another bruising Budget in two weeks' time.

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