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Prices rose faster than expected in September, borrowing overshot forecasts, and national debt crossed £3 trillion — all seven days before the Chancellor's first Budget.
September borrowing hit £24.5bn, well above forecasts, and national debt passed £3 trillion for the first time — days before John Healey's first Budget on 28 October.
UK unemployment fell to 4.7% but vacancies crashed to 691,000 — a 12-year low outside the pandemic. Small firms blame labour costs as Healey's Budget looms.
Virgin Media O2's owners won't give the CMA concessions to save the £2bn Netomnia takeover, calling the report 'fundamentally flawed' — the deal is likely dead.
eBay UK boss Eve Williams warned John Healey his reported plan to make Amazon, eBay and Temu collect VAT from sellers above £90,000 must not “unfairly” hit small businesses ahead of the 28 October Budget. Retailers back the £1bn crackdown but fear new loopholes.
The Telegraph reports John Healey is drawing up plans to charge income tax, not capital gains tax, on family business transfers to the next generation ahead of the October 28 Budget. What the gap between the rates means for owners.
EY-Parthenon figures show 65 UK-listed firms warned on profits in Q3 — the highest since late 2024 — with housebuilders suffering more warnings than in the 2008 crisis, just nine days before Healey's Budget.
Chancellor John Healey is poised to hit banks with a tax rise in the 28 October Budget — most likely reversing the bank surcharge cut from 3% back to 8%, raising £2bn a year. Shares in NatWest and Lloyds fell, the IMF warned him off, and the TUC wants him to go further.
The UK government quietly pitched London as a new home for UBS's headquarters and stock listing if the Swiss giant walks out over capital rules. At CHF129 billion, the bank would instantly become one of the FTSE 100's biggest companies.