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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government finances are on an ‘unsustainable’ path, watchdog warns ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demographic pressures and the costs of climate change will weigh on the public finances, says OBR]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8d131ebf-d06a-478c-8c42-943abfac2449</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8d131ebf-d06a-478c-8c42-943abfac2449</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:22:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bankers fear Reeves is preparing UK Budget tax raid on sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor and BoE governor to hold meeting with bosses of leading lenders]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/a993bc3e-9e57-45e4-b9b8-0c8d7f13b2ed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a993bc3e-9e57-45e4-b9b8-0c8d7f13b2ed</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:06:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour needs Reeves to be an imperial chancellor]]></title><description><![CDATA[She already has a political 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]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c243d7c1-1e62-40cd-8e00-317bf5ae786a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c243d7c1-1e62-40cd-8e00-317bf5ae786a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:39:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SNP unveils £500mn of cuts as it warns of ‘new era of austerity’ for Scotland ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nationalist party blames Westminster for need to slash budgets ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/2cb444e1-34ee-422e-8aed-8eff561e0669</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2cb444e1-34ee-422e-8aed-8eff561e0669</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 17:38:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dan Neidle: ‘A UK wealth tax wouldn’t work’ ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Respected tax lawyer urges Labour government to consider how tax raises could stunt economic growth]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1ed71bcb-e350-45ba-b1e1-fe9f8c3e370b</link><guid 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subsidies for all but the poorest pensioners is the first of many tough choices, the chancellor has warned]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/208e844e-1f47-4848-9530-efd69c36c2f0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">208e844e-1f47-4848-9530-efd69c36c2f0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 04:00:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reeves has more legacy junk to ditch as the Treasury sorts out its finances]]></title><description><![CDATA[The difficult reality is a recognition that we will have to spend more and get less than promised from public services]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/58996df2-70f0-4249-ab76-83c79f439e34</link><guid isPermaLink="false">58996df2-70f0-4249-ab76-83c79f439e34</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:28:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour’s black holes and revelations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Macro cuts]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/a5b19aae-10d4-4ad3-ad3d-4cb5685c621c</link><guid 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