Is austerity over? Will farmers lose out? Six big questions about Rachel Reeves’s budget
The Labour chancellor unveiled lots of plans for long-term investment. But there is plenty of lively debate about the immediate impact
Labour MPs welcome budget that ‘nails colours to the mast’
Rayner celebrates ‘bold political vision’ of Reeves’ policies, though markets and farmers are less keen
UK still suffering from trauma of Liz Truss, says Treasury minister
Darren Jones says ‘we’ve all got PTSD’ from Truss’s 2022 mini-budget, amid market jitters after this week’s budget
Two-thirds of bosses feel negatively about budget, Reeves is told
Warning from Institute of Directors comes as ratings agency Moody’s says budget will do little to improve growth
Rachel Reeves’s most irritating manifesto fudge: private equity’s tax loophole
Labour said it would bring taxation of performance-related pay in the industry in line with others – but the chancellor had a change of heart
The Guardian view on health spending: the NHS needs more than a shot in the arm
Editorial: The chancellor has given the health service a boost. But huge challenges remain
The Guardian view on Brexit and the Tory leadership: a cycle of radicalisation
Editorial: The party has gone too far down the path of Eurosceptic delusion to have a rational debate about its legacy
UK politics: Starmer insists pro-growth policies on way after OBR’s budget warnings – as it happened
PM says budget just ‘first step’ after watchdog said measures would make no difference to growth over five years
Reeves needs faster UK growth than the OBR predicts for her budget to work
Unless the chancellor’s capital spending increases stimulate private investment, expect more tax rises ahead
Tito Mboweni obituary
Leading figure in Nelson Mandela’s ANC government who helped transform South Africa’s economy
Rachel Reeves may need extra £9bn to avoid cuts to public services, says IFS
Institute for Fiscal Studies says chancellor may have to revisit tax plans to avoid real-terms cuts in some areas
Budget 2024: what the UK papers said about Rachel Reeves’s statement
Headlines featured numerous ‘nightmare’ allusions for budget delivered the day before Halloween
Thursday briefing: What you need to know about Rachel Reeves’s plans for the economy
In today’s newsletter: They spent weeks bracing the country for ‘tough decisions’, but in Labour’s first budget in 14 years, the chancellor adopted a slightly more optimistic tone
At last, a government willing to spend – but this budget will expose it to two great dangers
The good news: more money is on the table. The problems lie around how it will be raised – and who doesn’t stand to benefit, says the Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
Reeves accused of betraying small family firms with inheritance tax rises
Chancellor also criticised for letting the very rich off the hook with a lower than expected rise in capital gains tax