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National living wage to rise by almost 10% to £11.44 an hour

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says earnings of full-time workers will rise by £1,800 a year next spring as a the result of move

The Guardian - UK

Minimum wage to rise to £11.44 in April next year

The rate is currently £10.42 for workers aged 23 and over, but the new figure will apply to 21 and 22-year-olds for the first time.

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt confirms pay boost for nearly 3million workers as living wage rises to more than £11 an hour

The announcement comes ahead of the chancellor’s autumn statement tomorrow

The Independent UK

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Five tax measures Jeremy Hunt should prioritise

City Voices: The government should be doing everything it can to incentivise business investment

Evening Standard

Brexit has ‘chilled’ business investment, says Bank of England deputy governor

Dave Ramsden tells MPs referendum fallout also contributed to lower speed limit for growth of UK economy

The Guardian - UK

‘Exceptionally difficult decisions’ taken over £680m budget savings – Robison

Deputy First Minister Shona Robison blamed ‘prolonged Westminster austerity’ as she urged Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to invest in public services.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Jeremy Hunt's big Autumn Statement problem is that trust in economic justice has collapsed

'The economy, stupid': rarely have three words been so debased by overuse as the campaign message coined by James Carville, Bill Clinton’s chief strategist in the 1992 US presidential race; a slogan which has been the inspiration of countless headlines in the past three decades.

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Backbench splits complicate Chancellor’s job as he considers tax cuts

Jeremy Hunt must balance fiscal responsibility, inflation and the need for investment with demands for a range of tax cuts from Tory MPs.

The Independent UK

Autumn statement: tax cuts could boost UK economy, but businesses also need more certainty

It’s the right time to cut taxes to grow the economy, according to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Both he and the chancellor have been discussing the “path to reducing the tax burden” in recent days.

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OPINION - The Standard View: Jeremy Hunt is walking a tightrope on tax cuts

Having met his pledge to halve inflation by the end of the year — albeit thanks to the Bank of England — Rishi Sunak has confirmed that tax cuts will be in tomorrow’s Autumn Statement. Much of the focus is likely to fall on business taxation in the face of…

Evening Standard

UK millionaires group projects ‘tax our wealth’ on to Treasury and Bank of England

Jeremy Hunt should increase taxes on rich to help fund public services for all, says Patriotic Millionaires UK

The Guardian - UK

Autumn Statement to push benefit claimants into work under new rules

RISHI Sunak has pledged to end the “national scandal” of two million people who are out of work by forcing more benefit claimants to look for…

The National (Scotland)

Economy has ‘turned a corner’, says Trott as Hunt mulls tax cuts

The Chancellor will deliver his autumn statement on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

At least one personal tax cut on way in Autumn Statement, signals Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's deputy

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Laura Trott hikes expectation of a cut to at least one personal tax in Autumn Statement

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UK borrows less than expected this year as Hunt lines up giveaways

Chancellor says bringing down inflation remains one of his main aims as he prepares autumn statement

The Independent UK

Sunak to cut benefits for long-term sick unless they seek to work from home

Prime minister to tell people on universal credit to find jobs they can do from home or face benefit cut of £4,680

Evening Standard

Benefits claimants told 'it's your duty to work if you can' as Jeremy Hunt prepares to unveil Autumn Statement

Welfare reforms will include more support to help people find work and a tougher sanctions regime for the work-shy

The Independent UK

Borrowing data offers boost to Chancellor’s tax cut plans

The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing stood at £14.9 billion last month, £4.4 billion more than a year earlier,

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The Guardian - UK

Bank of England warns markets are underestimating inflation risks – as it happened

Andrew Bailey fears markets are downplaying risks of persistent inflation, as new figures show UK borrowing so far this year is £16.9bn less than expected

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt will say the NHS is treating fewer patients with more money. Whose fault is that, chancellor?

The autumn statement will be another chance for the Tories to offload blame, as if 13 years of failure and cuts hadn’t happened, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Pressure grows on Hunt to cut income tax as millions more face paying it

Hopes that nearly 4 million low paid UK workers would be able to keep more of their earnings if personal allowances are uprated

The Guardian - UK

Autumn statement: where might Jeremy Hunt spend his windfall?

The chancellor is estimated to have billions to play with and has a range of options from lowering income tax to cutting inheritance tax

The Independent UK

Tory hopes grow of tax cuts at autumn statement after Sunak speech

A benefits shake-up that would see those with mental health or mobility problems told to search for work which is possible from home is also expected.

The Independent UK

Government to invest £20m helping universities turn research into businesses

The funding is intended to support the ‘next generation’ of university ‘spin-outs’.

The Guardian - UK

Spare us from patriotic Isas – a gimmick unlikely to help UK firms or savers

The idea may have a superficial appeal given the stock market’s state but Jeremy Hunt would be well advised to steer clear

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