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The Latest Breaking News on PM unveils five new pledges as he promises tax cuts ahead of Autumn Statement

Cuts to care, bins, parking, and more planned alongside 9.5% council tax hike in Newport

"I deeply regret this" the leader of the city’s council said before announcing the proposals

Wales Online

What is the Cold Weather Payment and when is it issued?

Government pays out additional £25 to certain benefits recipients if temperatures hit zero or below for seven consecutive days

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt insists City reforms do not ‘unlearn the lessons’ of 2008 financial crisis – as it happened

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled a package of City policy changes on Friday that rows back on regulations to, he hopes, boost competition and growth.

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Scottish Government considering income tax rate rises for middle and top earners

EXCLUSIVE: It is understood tax rates could rise in the Scottish Budget in order to address funding challenges

Daily Record

What is the Cold Weather Payment and when is it issued?

Government pays out additional £25 to certain benefits recipients if temperatures hit zero or below for seven consecutive days

The Independent UK

Scottish Government must 'step up to plate' and deliver for workers, says union chief

The STUC General Secretary Roz Foyer has called on the SNP to support key workers and their communities in next week’s Budget.

Daily Record

What is the Cold Weather Payment and when is it issued?

Government pays out additional £25 to certain benefits recipients if temperatures hit zero or below for seven consecutive days

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UK has lost its foreign aid 'superpower' status, says Tory minister for aid

Andrew Mitchell, who previously pushed for the Tories to restore their manifesto pledge to spend on aid, said 'we are not a development superpower at the moment and that is something that is bemoaned around the world'

Daily Mirror

Giving councils more cash would 'starve' NHS, John Swinney warns

JOHN Swinney has acknowledged warnings from council finance chiefs who said vital services could be cut due to a budget gap of £1 billion – but…

The National (Scotland)

Tory economic mismanagement cost the taxpayer £40bn in six months, MSPs told

A HOLYROOD committee has been told that Tory mismanagement of the economy has cost the taxpayer £40 billion in just six months.

The National (Scotland)

Council tax threshold increase will leave authorities with 'difficult choices' warn Labour

Councils were given the new power by Jeremy Hunt in his autumn statement

Chronicle Live

Wealth tax could help raise £3.3 billion for Scottish public services, study says

AN extra £3.3billion could be raised to help fund Scotland's public services if a wealth tax was introduced, a fresh study has claimed.

The National (Scotland)

Councillors to vote against raising own allowances as cost of living crisis bites

A special meeting is set to discuss financial pressures in the borough

Liverpool Echo

North Tyneside Council faces budget deficit of more than £23m next year

Previous financial projections from the council were blown out of the water by new wage demands, social care costs and inflation

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Daily Record

Job losses and cuts to vital services 'inevitable' if extra cash not found, warn Scots council chiefs

Shona Morrison warned that current government spending plans could see council services "either significantly reduced, cut, or stopped altogether".

The National (Scotland)

Nadhim Zahawi claims industrial action by UK workers is playing into Putin's hands

NADHIM Zahawi has claimed that industrial action is playing into Vladimir Putin’s hands as he said the military is on standby to take the place of…

The Independent UK

A quarter of English councils abolish emergency help scheme amid cost of living crisis

Exclusive: ‘Postcode lottery’ of badly funded schemes leaves 14 million people with nowhere to turn in a crisis

The Independent UK

‘Chaotic’: Councils slash emergency help for poorest to just 98p per head

Exclusive: ‘Postcode lottery’ of badly funded schemes leaves 14 million people with nowhere to turn in a crisis

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South Gloucestershire Council green waste collection charges to nearly double amid £29m gap

Staffed library hours would also be cut as part of budget plans

Daily Record

Council finance chiefs warn vital services could be 'stopped' due to funding crisis

EXCLUSIVE: The finance leads in every council have sent a stinging letter to Deputy First Minister John Swinney about the pressures facing local authorities

Daily Record

Scottish Government 'could raise half a billion pounds' by taxing the wealthy

The research, published on the eve of the Scottish Government's Budget, was carried out by the IPPR Scotland think tank

Chronicle Live

North East leaders vent fury over 'unthinkable' 5% rise in council tax bills during cost of living crisis

Council chiefs in Newcastle, Durham, and Gateshead all spoke out on Tuesday over the prospect of local authorities being expected to impose a major increase in residents' bills

Glasgow Live

10 December money changes from DWP Christmas bonus to Pension Credit cut off

There are a number of key dates for your diary in the coming months, with the lead up to the festive season an expensive time. Here are some days to look out for in the coming weeks.

Wales Online

The Welsh council that wants to meet residents face to face to talk about its multi-million pound budget gap and what that means

The council has previously announced that their estimated energy costs alone will rise by £8m in 2023-24

Daily Mirror

Labour say Tory 'Levelling Up' promises in tatters as £576m of funding value lost

Inflation is reducing the real-terms value of cash awarded to communities and projects by funds under Boris Johnson’s flagship policy - meaning it’s worth hundreds of millions less than when it was awarded

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