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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Governments guilty of betraying our youngsters

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It is not all Labour's fault - one cannot blame the party for Covid or Vladimir Putin - but this Government looks set on making a bad situation worse.

Budget kite-flying 'never a good idea', says City boss, as pressure mounts on Rachel Reeves

Today

The boss of City broker Peel Hunt has criticised the Chancellor's 'kite flying' as pressure builds over her conduct in the run-up to the Budget .

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How much will the Budget cost YOU? Our calculator shows the EXACT impact of tax hikes and benefits boosts

Today

Our comprehensive calculator allows you to enter your personal income, outgoings, bills and more to find out the impact the Budget will have.

Santander chief warns growth of AI could fuel banking jobs bloodbath

Today

Speaking at The City UK conference in Leeds, Galvin said the bank was already 'using a lot more AI tools to help us with credit decision-making, credit writing'.

Why doesn't Chancellor raid public sector pensions instead of always coming after private sector workers? STEVE WEBB replies

Today

Those of us who saved hard risk seeing the rug pulled from under us, being left financially vulnerable. We don't have the luxury of income certainty in retirement

Chancellor's inheritance tax raid battering rural business

Today

Reeves said enterprises worth more than £1m would be hit with death duties of 20 per cent from April next year. The proposals have sparked outrage.

After Budget bombshell of pay-per-mile tax on electric cars, ROB HULL asks: does the Government actually want us to buy EVs?

Today

We shouldn't be surprised by the Chancellor's tax on electric cars - this Government has been deploying a 'giveth with one hand and taketh with the other' approach to EVs for 18 months.

FAITH ARCHER: I switched from cash to a stocks and shares Isa at 44 - here's why I'm glad I did...

Today

The risk of losing money on stocks and shares may seem scary to many who are keen on the safety of cash. And for some, cash will still be the best option.

Plans for UK's biggest infrastructure fund scuppered after investor backlash

Today

Plans for the creation of a £5.3billlon infrastructure trust have been abandoned after a growing investor backlash.

The maximum amount you should keep in your current account revealed

Today

There are around 6.4m current accounts containing a balance of £10,000 or more earning no interest.

Five steps to protect your pension after Rachel Reeves' salary sacrifice tax raid in the Budget

Today

Protecting your pension wealth has scarcely been more important following Rachel Reeves' latest tax-grabbing Budget. Protect and grow your pension by following five simple steps.

Scrooge saw the future and changed his ways - now ministers must do the same and scrap the tax raid on family firms, says the Country Land and Business Association

Today

I worry that we are seeing the avoidable dismantling of family firms built over generations.

Budget raid piles pressure on troubled shops and restaurants

Today

The CBI found that companies expect further declines in the coming months as they brace for another surge in costs.

Mike Ashley's Frasers to post update after grim warning

Yesterday

The Sports Direct and Flannels owner reports its results for the six months to September on Thursday, having flagged uncertainty over possible tax hikes.

Did you withdraw your tax-free lump sum early and now regret it? These are the steps you must take now - and exactly where you should put your cash

Yesterday

Savers in their droves were panicked into pulling tax-free cash out of their pensions before the Budget for fear of a clampdown on the perk.

I spend £100,000 a year on education for my three kids, says best-selling author CLARE MACKINTOSH

Yesterday

Clare is a crime writer best known for her million-selling debut novel, I Let You Go, a Richard And Judy Book Club pick that was also Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year in 2016.

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Grab a pen, some paper (and a diary) and I'll show you exactly how to beat Reeves' tax horror show... and all the secret raids that are coming for your money in the next three years

Yesterday

Last week's Budget was a right old horror show: a £30billion tax attack on the hard working and the thrifty.

How to downsize before the new mansion tax warps the entire market for family homes... and then cash in if prices swing in your favour

Yesterday

The mansion tax announced in last week's Budget may only ensnare 120,000 homeowners at first.

My five-point battle plan to save your pension from Labour's latest raid: STEVEN WEBB reveals exactly what you need to do to protect yourself

Yesterday

With the Chancellor adding more than £20billion to tax bills in her Budget last week, households across the country will be feeling the squeeze.

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