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Rachel Reeves bets on public spending increases in budget winning over voters

Chancellor hopes cash injection for NHS and extra money for public services will make public forgive higher taxes and slow growth

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Rachel Reeves's Budget ignored London — that may prove a costly mistake

This was a Budget written in London, delivered in London, but almost totally ignored the region that drives the British economy. Rachel Reeves made only one mention of London — about par by recent standards — in her 77-minute speech, compared with five references to Manchester and Scotland, three to…

Evening Standard

Fact check: Budget 2024 claims about National Insurance, bus fares and growth

Round up of fact checks about the Autumn Budget 2024, compiled by Full Fact.

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Rachel Reeves didn’t scare the markets. But nor did she impress with a growth plan

Businesses adopt a wait-and-see response as it becomes clear the autumn budget is part of a long-term missionBusinesses react to

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s choices: emphasising a big state amid economic challenges

Editorial: The budget favours increased public spending and taxation, contrasting with Tory austerity. However, there were missed opportunities to address poverty and inequality

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‘That’s two people we won’t hire now’: bosses react to Reeves’s tax rises

Employers say they will be counting costs of budget amid increases to national insurance contributions

The Guardian - UK

Chancellor announces £22.6bn cash injection for NHS in England

Rachel Reeves hails biggest increase ‘outside of Covid’ since 2010 but health experts say patients may not feel impact

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Rachel Reeves gambles on £40bn tax rise in her first Budget

With a £40bn hike, Rachel Reeves delivered the highest level of tax increases ever announced in a Budget, but questions remain as to whether her measures will deliver the economic growth she hopes for

The Independent UK

Budget 2024: what it means for you

How the chancellor’s changes to tax, benefits and pensions will affect your personal finances – we look at a range of scenarios

The Guardian - UK

Historical benchmarks and milestones in Rachel Reeves’ first Budget

Government investment is forecast to reach the highest sustained level since the 1970s.

The Independent UK

NHS receives major Budget boost but ‘lacklustre’ social care settlement will hit councils, experts warn

Government’s Budget settlement for the NHS will not ‘drastically improve care’ this year, experts say

The Independent UK

Reeves uses first Budget to hike taxes, increase borrowing and boost spending

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used Labour’s first budget since 2010 to put extra money into public services but sent taxes to a post-war high.

Evening Standard

Firms ‘set to pass on most of higher tax costs to employees through lower wages’

The Office for Budget Responsibility said it assumes that firms will ‘pass on most but not all of their higher tax costs to employees’.

The Independent UK

What does the Autumn Budget mean for women?

Everything you need to know about Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget 2024 and what it means for you

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Inflation and mortgage rates elevated by Chancellor’s spending plans, says OBR

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced almost £70 billion of extra spending each year in her maiden budget.

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Brexit continues to have 'devastating' effect on UK economy, OBR warn

BREXIT is continuing to have a “devastating” effect on the UK’s trade as a new report forecasts a long-term decrease in the economy due to…

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves goes back to the future with a tax and spend budget

Chancellor heeds calls long made on the left for spending to match other European countries with rise of £70bn a year

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OBR says budget unlikely to lift economic growth over next five years

Forecaster says extra spending revealed by Rachel Reeves will give only a short-term lift to economy

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Chancellor: Budget gives Holyrood its largest ever real-terms funding settlement

Rachel Reeves said the Scottish Government will receive an additional £3.4 billion in 2025-26 due to her tax and spending decisions.

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NHS gets £22bn funding boost in Budget – how will it affect hospitals and patients?

NHS leaders welcome injection of cash but funding must be matched by delivery

The Guardian - UK

Is Reeves still the green chancellor after her budget? Yes … and no

The fuel duty freeze angered some but there were boosts for renewable energy and heat decarbonisation

Evening Standard

NHS cash injection will ‘bring waiting lists down’ – Chancellor

Health officials have welcomed a boost to capital funding to help repair hospitals.

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