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  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
    Non-dom tax status
    Wealthy non-doms lobby Reeves for Italian-style tax regime in UK

    Push for Budget reforms to allow foreign residents to pay tiered charges amid fears of exodus of rich

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  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
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    UK ministers pledge crackdown on rising car insurance costs

    Watchdogs, industry and consumer groups instructed to join taskforce as part of push to tackle ‘spiralling’ prices

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    Reeves aims to close £40bn funding gap as she plans tax rises in Budget

    Figure is significantly more than the £22bn fiscal hole the government previously identified

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  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
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    Privatisation is not the solution for every situation but it can be highly effective in many cases

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  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
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    UK tax rises acceptable if part of pro-business Budget, CBI says

    Rupert Soames believes companies will judge October 30 measures ‘in the round’

    Rupert Soames, the new CBI president
  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
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    UK to raise bank ringfencing threshold to ‘improve competitiveness’

    Wider package of reforms expected ‘as soon as parliamentary time allows’, says minister

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  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
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    Keir Starmer ‘supports’ rather than ‘degrades’ businesses, Poppy Gustafsson tells FT

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  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
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    EU and British energy groups call for rewrite of post-Brexit trading arrangements

    Open letter criticises ‘suboptimal’ mechanism under Trade and Cooperation Agreement amid push for more renewables

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  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
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    Rachel Reeves should not appease bond market vigilantes

    In preparing her inaugural Budget, she would do well to ignore advice from market sages

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  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
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  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
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    Housebuilder expects to deliver more homes next year as borrowing costs ease

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  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
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  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
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    Global business takes its chance to size up new Labour pitch

    Starmer’s investment summit guests express both praise and doubt — but many say they will wait to pass judgment

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  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
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    Richard Hermer says government being seen as a ‘good faith actor’ internationally is crucial to attracting investment

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  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
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    Reeves cuts National Wealth Fund budget despite UK investment drive

    Chancellor’s decision comes as government seeks to work with private sector to decarbonise economy

    Rachel Reeves
  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
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    EU countries call on Britain to commit to Brussels-led peacekeeping mission

    Foreign ministers urge UK to take part in conflict prevention as London pushes for deeper security co-operation

    David Lammy
  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
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    The FT’s chief economics commentator on how the UK can escape its low-growth trap

  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
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    Ladbrokes owner Entain falls 8% while Flutter loses 6%

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  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
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    Reeves signals business taxes will rise in Budget

    Chancellor says companies understand government must make ‘difficult decisions’ to balance books

    Rachel Reeves speaking at the investment summit on Monday
  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
    UK economy
    Starmer vows to rip up bureaucracy to unleash ‘shock and awe’ of investment

    Prime minister targets competition authority and other regulators he believes are stifling global appeal

    Prime Minister Keir Starmer with leaders from across the UK during the international investment summit in London
  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
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    The UK must equip law enforcement to tackle increasingly sophisticated criminals and give victims confidence to report

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  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
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    Britain rejoins the EU foreign affairs council — for lunch Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: the EU countries pushing for more, not less, green policy

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  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
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    UK farmers forced to cut food production to stay viable, warns NFU

    Terrible harvest and falling subsidies force businesses to embrace greener alternatives, says Tom Bradshaw

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  • Monday, 14 October, 2024
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    Tax experts warn of potential hit to retirement savings as companies race to calculate impact on costs

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