The Latest Breaking News from Budget

Calls have been made for GPs, dentists, hospices and pharmacies to be exempt from the increase which was announced in last month’s Budget.

Steve Reed faced questions in the Commons over whether the Government had checked its sums on the tax change before the Budget.

Reforms will be introduced under a new Pension Schemes Bill next year, as part of Government plans to boost economic growth.

Reforms will be introduced under a new Pension Schemes Bill next year

The company said increases to employer taxes would cause ‘significant increased costs for our industry in the near term’.

Pharmacies could also withdraw from providing emergency contraception

Collective action could begin in January if there is not an ‘adequate response’ from Government, the National Pharmacy Association said.

It’s hard to pinpoint the most egregious side effects of Rachel Reeves’s Budget so far, with its blizzard of bizarre policies fraught with unpleasant unintended consequences. Who do they most want to hurt? Business owners, farmers and parents who have the cheek to want the best education for their children…

Sir Keir Starmer’s press secretary confirmed the threshold for council tax increases will remain at 5%.

The Conservative leader raised the issue during Prime Minister’s Questions with Sir Keir Starmer.

The pub group said the rise in employers’ National Insurance contributions will cost it £3 million with a further £5 million due in wage increases.