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Interest rate hike ‘firmly on table’ after inflation rises to 11-month high

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Ministers looking at removing standing charges from gas bills, Andy Burnham says

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Government borrowing rises above forecasts to £24.5bn ahead of Budget

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Why has inflation risen and what does it mean for me?

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UK inflation jumps to highest rate in almost a year after fuel prices climb

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Budget tax hikes for financial sector would be ‘own goal’, says CBI

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Scottish and Welsh ministers demand action to tackle poverty in Budget

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Online tax crackdown must not ‘unfairly’ hit small UK businesses, eBay boss says

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UK’s jobless rate falls but shrinking vacancies a ‘bitter blow’ to jobseekers

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John Healey rejects calls to raise capital gains tax at the Budget

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UK unemployment falls to lowest in a year but vacancies slide further

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Consumer confidence slumps to lowest point in more than three years

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IMF warns John Healey to consider spending cuts rather than raising bank taxes

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Bank shares drop on reports Chancellor planning Budget tax raid

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John Healey urged to hike taxes on banks’ ‘bumper profits’ in Budget

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Healey and Miliband ridiculed for Bangkok tuk tuk video ahead of tough Budget

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Budget will have to reflect ‘tough time’, Healey says during IMF visit

The Chancellor said the British people expected Government departments to ‘manage with the budgets we’ve got’.

David Lynch, Press Association Political Correspondent

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UK economy unexpectedly grows 0.1% in August

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Key economic data in the countdown to the Budget

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Britain to fund repairs to Chernobyl power plant hit by Russian drone attack

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Doogan demands urgent action from UK over cost-of-living ’emergency’ this winter

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Healey warned against delaying tough Budget decisions as fiscal buffer halves

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IFS warns against ‘steady-as-you-go’ Budget as inflation not headroom is key

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City bosses warn Healey hiking bank taxes could drive business out of UK

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UK households to see higher-than-expected inflation as energy prices jump – IMF

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Fact check: Claim on economic growth under Gordon Brown excludes financial crash

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Tories urge Chancellor not to raise tax in five Budget ‘tests’

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Low growth and successive shocks erode public finances, Bank boss says

Andrew Bailey’s remarks come weeks before the Chancellor lays out his autumn Budget statement.

Anna Wise, Press Association Business Reporter

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Chancellor summons UK bank chiefs amid industry calls not to hike taxes

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UK borrowing costs soar as gilt yields hit 6% for first time since 1998

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Annual rate of UK house price growth halved in September, says Nationwide

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UK economy grows faster than first thought amid service sector boost

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‘Every possible measure’ being considered to cut cost of driving, says Burnham

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Burnham vows to end ‘politics as usual’ in first Labour leader conference speech

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Chancellor John Healey ‘concerned’ as diesel prices in UK climb to record high

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Healey sets out plan for ‘new age of industrialisation’ to boost economy

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Healey £6bn shipbuilding plans ‘huge opportunity’ for Scottish yards – Alexander

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Housebuilder shares jump following first-time buyer scheme announcement

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Healey unveils apprenticeship service in drive to reindustrialise Britain

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Healey to pledge ‘new era of industrialisation’ in address to Labour conference

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Burnham and Healey hint at tough choices to come, as Labour conference begins

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Burnham insists he can deliver change despite economic headwinds

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Business must be ‘at heart’ of Burnham’s devolution plans, warns BCC

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Government borrowing hits second-highest August on record in setback for Healey

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Britain’s nightlife returns to growth but 29% of venues disappear post-Covid

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Chancellor’s headroom ‘to halve because of Iran war inflation and weak growth’

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Lib Dems press for 10p fuel duty cut until Christmas

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Nato chief: UK needs credible path of yearly hikes to hit defence spending goal

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Interest rates held at 3.75% but Bank warns Iran war could mean future hike

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Tories vow to replace tax rules which have ‘badly let down’ the self-employed

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Inflation increases to 3.1% after jump in petrol prices

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Do not make a difficult time worse with tax hikes, warns shadow chancellor

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Trade union boss among Chancellor’s appointments to Bank of England board

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Trade union boss among Chancellor’s appointments to Bank of England board

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Trade union boss among Chancellor’s appointments to Bank of England board

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McLaren announces plans for £500m investment in UK

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Government ‘won’t take risks with living standards’ says PM as inflation jumps

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