Starmer promised to spend big on defense but Britain’s arms industry is still waiting – POLITICO
One small manufacturer based in England said: “We are ready to go; we have built factories that could…
Inside the UK’s great budget guessing game – POLITICO
I saw this more closely than most. Within a single extraordinary fortnight, I went from serving Liz Truss’…
Revealed: The 600,000 London homes that could be revalued under Budget ‘mansion tax’
• The Chancellor is reportedly planning an annual council tax surcharge on homes valued above £2m • Almost…
Retirees on the full state pension set to pay back £200 winter fuel payment in tax
Rachel Reeves once said she wouldn’t extend the income tax threshold freeze – but now experts warn she…
UK’s fiscal watchdog will downgrade growth forecasts, Sky News says
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s fiscal watchdog will downgrade its economic growth forecasts for 2026 and for the remaining years…
UK employers tell Reeves to take ‘hard choices’ on budget
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -The head of a British employers group will accuse finance minister Rachel Reeves…
Rachel Reeves hopes trade deals can save Britain’s budget. Economists aren’t convinced. – POLITICO
With a difficult budget looming, the chancellor has increasingly turned her gaze overseas in her elusive search for…
State pension to rise by £550 in Budget triple lock boost
Older Britons will receive a £550 boost to their income next year with an inflation-busting rise in the…
What pensioners can expect from the Autumn Budget – including increase in State Pension
There are two main changes to the State Pension that are rumoured to take place at the Budget…
What could November 26 Budget mean for Northern Ireland’s economy? – The Irish News
It is widely speculated that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce increases in tax, and/or reductions in spending in…