The latest news, analysis and opinion on the autumn Budget and how it affects you.
Spending boost has reinforced the monetary policy committee’s caution about scope for further interest rate cuts
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Markets unsettled by extent of government borrowing as Rachel Reeves boosts spending
Streeting will find the buck stops with him on the worst challenge of all: the funding crisis
Opposition grows to plans in areas such as welfare but prime minister insists he will not bend rules to allow more borrowing
Businesses registering workers as self-employed are undercutting rivals
Fiscal watchdog’s preliminary forecasts based on UK borrowing costs exclude recent rise in gilt yields
Treasury considers blocking HMRC’s proposals after backlash from City bosses
MPs review the effectiveness of the much-criticised savings scheme
Chancellor says growth and inflation will be hit by fallout from global friction
Fundraising for the tax-efficient assets is up 10 per cent this year — but they remain a niche choice
Trade body said it would work with Defra and other parties to ensure ‘robust’ standards
UK tax authority rows back on changes to whether limited liability partners can be seen as employees
If OBR revises expectations chancellor Rachel Reeves faces ‘£7bn-£8bn hole’ in public finances
Poor economic data and flatlining growth are threatening to erode the chancellor’s £9.9bn margin of error
Cross-party committee warns agency is not ‘sufficiently curious’ about scale of illegal practice
But uncertainty and a rise in near-term inflation warrants a cautious approach to cuts
Effect of provision would be reversed pending ministerial sign-off, Treasury official says
Both individuals and most businesses have lost faith in HMRC, spending watchdog finds
UK’s growth problems pose long-term challenges for chancellor
Sector already reeling from increases of as much as £5bn in national insurance contributions and wages
The £40bn impact of the inheritance tax shake-up will prompt more families to spend or gift the money
Longer-term estimates predict the measures could bring in £3bn a year by 2043
The chancellor needs to shout about reforms to the Treasury that could both deliver and, crucially, reassure investors
Supermarket is latest UK retailer to caution on Labour government’s tax increases
Sir Keir Starmer’s plan is intended to drive investment by companies and boost economic growth
Concern grows over what Rachel Reeves ‘will target next’ to shore up the government’s finances
Pharma groups say higher levy will stifle growth of life sciences
