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UK high street bosses urge chancellor to cut cost of employing young people
By Sarah Butler and Richard Partington
Retailers call on John Healey to reduce national insurance contributions threshold in his first budget
#Retailindustry #Budget2026 #JohnHealey #Business #Politics #Taxandspending #Youngpeople #TheGuardian #SarahButler #RichardPartington
The Conservatives’ ‘better tomorrow’ only includes rich people | Letters
By Guardian Staff
Terry Peach responds to Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech, while Penelope Turton writes on her promise to cut inheritance tax
#Conservativeconference2026 #KemiBadenoch #Conservativeconference #Inheritancetax #Taxandspending #Politics #Conservatives #Money #AndyBurnham #Labour #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
UK van drivers face extra £2.5bn in diesel costs this year, figures show
By Jillian Ambrose
Calls for planned fuel duty rise to be scrapped as analysis finds average fuel bill could hit £1,965, up from £1,294
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/12/uk-van-drivers-diesel-costs-fuel-duty
#Petrolprices #UKnews #Money #Motoring #Fuelduty #Taxandspending #Politics #Tax #TheGuardian #JillianAmbrose
UK van drivers face extra £2.5bn in diesel costs this year, figures show https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/12/uk-van-drivers-diesel-costs-fuel-duty #PetrolPrices #UkNews #Money #Motoring #FuelDuty #TaxAndSpending #Politics #Tax
IFS: budget will be ‘work of fiction’ without clear plan to cover UK spending pressures https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/12/ifs-budget-report-spending-pressures-tax-inflation-john-healey #InstituteForFiscalStudies #Budget #Budget2026 #JohnHealey #UkNews #TaxAndSpending #PrebudgetReport #EconomicPolicy #PublicFinance #GovernmentBorrowing #Thinktanks #Business #Economics #Politics #DefencePolicy #BudgetDeficit #EconomicGrowthGdp
IFS: budget will be ‘work of fiction’ without clear plan to cover UK spending pressures
By Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent
Thinktank’s influential pre-budget report urges key decisions to be made now and not put off until next year
#InstituteforFiscalStudies #Budget #Budget2026 #JohnHealey #UKnews #Taxandspending #Prebudgetreport #Economicpolicy #Publicfinance #Governmentborrowing #Thinktanks #Business #Economics #Politics #Defencepolicy #Budgetdeficit #EconomicgrowthGDP #TheGuardian #RichardPartingtonSenioreconomicscorrespondent