Category: Autumn budget 2024

UK consumer confidence falls sharply amid fears of ‘painful’ budget

Concerns over government plans wipe out progress made this year to rebuild household moraleBusiness live – latest updatesConsumer confidence in the UK has fallen sharply amid growing concerns over government plans for a...

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Surge in larger homes for sale amid capital gains tax fears, Rightmove says

Speculation Rachel Reeves to raise tax in budget thought one reason for some homeowners cashing outGrowing speculation about a capital gains tax (CGT) raid in October’s budget appears to have prompted a surge in the number...

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Scrapping two-child benefit limit ‘would still leave 100,000 young Britons in poverty’

Impact of abolishing policy would be dented unless overall cap is reformed, figures showTens of thousands of children affected by the two-child benefit limit may not be lifted out of poverty unless the overall benefit cap is...

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Keir Starmer warns of tough times ahead to fix ‘Tory ruins’

Labour leader tells working people rot left by Conservatives is so much worse than imagined and improvement won’t happen overnightBritish people will have to endure even worse economic and social ­pressures in the...

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