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Voices: Independent readers want UK to prioritise EU relations – not US relationship

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Many favoured rebuilding stronger ties with the European Union, highlighting benefits such as trade, economic growth, and security cooperation

The Independent UK

Currys warns of "inevitable" price rises after £32 million Budget hit

Chief executive criticises “new and unwelcome headwinds from UK government policy.”

Evening Standard

Northern Ireland votes to continue Brexit arrangements for another four years

Assembly votes to keep special trading arrangements despite long-held division with unionist opposition

The Guardian - UK

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£75m expansion fund for extra childcare places ahead of full rollout

But early years providers have warned that they could be forced to close as a result of national insurance and minimum wage rises in the Budget.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves is wrong to say there was no alternative to her tax-raising budget

Letters: Wealth taxes would be more worker-friendly than raising employers’ NI contributions, write Anne Gray and Clive Needle, while John Digney advocates taxing land values

The Guardian - UK

Pharmacies could cut hours or close as a result of Budget measures, leaders warn

A number of organisations representing pharmacists have joined forces to urge Health Secretary Wes Streeting to intervene.

The Independent UK

Labour's National Insurance changes will cost us more than £5m, Scottish council says

THE Labour Government’s changes to employers’ National Insurance (NI) contributions will cost one Scottish council more than £5 million, it…

The National (Scotland)

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‘Business cash cow has been milked,’ CBI chair tells ministers

Rupert Soames urged government to water down workers’ rights plans after a budget ‘tough on business’

The Guardian - UK

The £5bn-a-year tax timebomb that’s set to devastate London hospitality

A survey of 400 business owners across all sectors found that almost 60 per cent have put hiring plans on hold as a result of the National Insurance rise

Evening Standard

B&Q owner Kingfisher warns of £31 million hit from National Insurance changes next year

Blow revealed as CBI boss says NI reforms will hit profits, investment and growth

Evening Standard

Reeves under fire for Budget 'c**k up' with NI hike on employers hitting London hospices, charities and GPs

Minister defended the huge tax raid to better fund the NHS

Evening Standard

Minister says she understands pressures facing healthcare after NIC rise

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

The Independent UK

What’s happening to the price of a pint?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves hiked employers’ national insurance rates and lowered the threshold at which they are paid

The Independent UK

Do Wall Street Analysts Like NiSource Stock?

As NiSource outperformed relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain bullish about the stock’s prospects.

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Evening Standard

Furious Fuller's bosses say NI hikes will hit hospitality but leave the City "untouched"

Michael Turner is latest in a strong of bosses to speak out against the £25 billion increase in the tax on employers

The Independent UK

Hospitals issue warning about key NHS waiting list target as winter crisis looms

Children are being ‘let down’ amid huge waiting lists health chiefs have warned

Evening Standard

Parents face higher nursery fees due to national insurance hike, charity warns

Two in five senior staff in childcare settings have said changes in the Budget could lead to permanent closures unless the Government takes action.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves warned that the Budget is a 'death sentence' for many bars, pubs and clubs

The NTIA found that around three quarters of venues expect additional annual costs of at least £30,000

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The Independent UK

Labour’s bid to end homelessness hit by Budget tax blow, Rachel Reeves warned

Exclusive: National insurance rise an immediate ‘threat’ to services that help the most vulnerable, Labour chancellor told as 100 organisations, including Crisis, sign letter in protest

The Conversation

Most businesses won’t pay more national insurance. But the UK’s small employers still need support

There are nearly 5.5 million businesses in the UK. It may come as a surprise, however, to learn that most of these (about 4.1 million) are not employers. They might be, for example, the sole traders we call to fix our leaky roof or the freelance workers providing support to…

MusicRadar

"The crown jewel of grand pianos": Native Instruments' Claire captures the sound of the world's largest grand piano in production

This new Kontakt instrument is based on meticulously recorded samples of a "world-class" 10-foot Fazioli concert grand

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves NI hike may push up prices, cut jobs and squeeze pay rises, says Bank of England governor

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ increase in National Insurance on employers may push up prices, cut jobs and squeeze pay rises, says the governor of the Bank of England.

Evening Standard

Sainsbury's boss warns "unexpected and very significant" NI hike will increase inflation

NI hike will cost Britain’s second biggest supermarket £140 million next year

MusicRadar

“Musicians that have invested in the platform over the years deserve more than this”: Maschine 3.0 software review

NI’s beat-maker gets its first full upgrade in 11 years adding stem separation, a new sound library and… not much else

The Guardian - UK

Adult social care in England needs urgent help from ministers, say bosses

Rising costs and demand are a huge strain on council budgets and services face ‘intolerable pressures’, says Adass

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