Chancellor seeks to save £1bn on external contracts as part of spending review ahead of UK Budget
City fears grow that PM will plug fiscal hole with tax rise on business
The UK chancellor should take some hard decisions on employment, productivity and investment
Attendees of the FT Weekend Festival are selling assets and passing on inheritances ahead of October’s Budget
Demographic pressures and the costs of climate change will weigh on the public finances, says OBR
Chancellor and BoE governor to hold meeting with bosses of leading lenders
She already has a political empire, but she must command it — and neutralise damage from the government’s early mistakes
Departments set to reject chancellor’s demands as ‘just not possible’ and ask for more money instead
UK chancellor may redefine debt in October Budget
Nationalist party blames Westminster for need to slash budgets
Respected tax lawyer urges Labour government to consider how tax raises could stunt economic growth
Chancellor wants to foster investment-friendly climate despite tough fiscal choices
Simon Case points out lack of new spending review to replan departmental budgets
Labour’s spending review must apply this test to every departmental proposal
Labour minister had warned of the ‘economy crashing’ without immediate cuts
This week’s Big Question asks readers: should the UK government raise personal taxes to plug a gap in the public finances?
An MPC meeting next month looks set to shape interest rates, normalise risk taking and kill a silly fiscal rule
Wealth managers report upswing in activity as investors position themselves ahead of October Budget
Economists expect higher levies on capital gains after Keir Starmer warns of ‘painful’ decisions on the public finances
Trade groups call for stability after prime minister says fiscal event will target ‘those with broadest shoulders’
Prime minister gives strongest hint yet of tax rises to improve public finances
British pharmaceutical company unhappy at chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plan to cut state aid for project
Removing winter fuel subsidies for all but the poorest pensioners is the first of many tough choices, the chancellor has warned
The difficult reality is a recognition that we will have to spend more and get less than promised from public services
Macro cuts
