The latest news, analysis and opinion on the autumn Budget and how it affects you.
Spending boost has reinforced the monetary policy committee’s caution about scope for further interest rate cuts
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Markets unsettled by extent of government borrowing as Rachel Reeves boosts spending
The FT’s annual poll forecasts better performance than France and Germany
HMRC disclosures rise as agency clamps down on tax evasion with cross-border data exchange
Figures are a further blow to government facing criticism from businesses after Budget
There is a danger that animal spirits and the propensity to invest expire in a vicious downward spiral
Chancellor plans set-piece new year speech to reboot growth ‘mission’ as invidious fiscal choices loom
Also in this week’s newsletter, measuring the impact of Brexit on trade
Some charts showing all the taxes and all the tax reliefs
Stubborn inflation and stalling growth have driven yields back to the highs reached after October’s Budget
Fall in private sector employment blamed on Reeves’ £25bn increase in employers’ national insurance contributions
S&P data for December follows tax rises on business in autumn Budget
Budget measures combine with legacy ones to raise tax bills
Banking, energy and transport executives voice concerns in meeting with UK chancellor
Treasury chief secretary Darren Jones launches line-by-line assessment to find 5% savings
Ministers told to make their case for money from tight public funds
Wealthiest estates face prospect of higher rates of liability following the Budget
Survey finds 54% of companies plan to raise prices in 2025 after national insurance increase
Delay from planned spring 2025 Treasury announcement will extend period of uncertainty for government departments
Labour needs employers and wealth creators to propel its ambitions for growth
Even allies of the UK prime minister, whose approval ratings have collapsed, say he needs to raise his game — and quickly
Labour’s Budget pushed levies on employers to the limit — Trump era may mean preparing households for pain too
Anyone leaving before April 2025 will become exempt from inheritance tax after three years
Owner of DIY chain B&Q reports decline in quarterly sales and extra costs from Budget
Results of survey of lobby group’s members are latest sign of souring relations between government and corporate world
AJ Bell boss tells chancellor that ‘complex and costly’ Budget proposal will ‘undermine’ retirement savings system
Act before pension pots are swept up by the tax net
