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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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BT says budget is set to cost it £100m as it reveals 2,000 more jobs have gone

A BT OpenReach repair engineer works on an on-street cabinet full of wires
BT has said it is investing heavily in its full-fibre rollout. Photograph: MediaWorld/Alamy

BT has said it is facing £100m in extra costs as a result of the budget last week, as the telecoms company revealed another 2,000 jobs have gone under a long-term plan to cut costs.

BT’s chief executive, Allison Kirkby, revealed that changes to employers’ national insurance contributions and increases in the minimum wage would add to its costs next year, with the company being forced to offset this through higher pricing and the use of AI to improve productivity.

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