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'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'TSB', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/taking-next-steps-working-carers-need-paid-carers-leave">Taking the next steps for working carers – the need for paid Carer’s Leave</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/taking-next-steps-working-carers-need-paid-carers-leave">Across the UK, nearly 6 million people now provide unpaid care for family members and friends who are older, disabled, or chronically ill. As our population continues to age, these numbers are only projected to grow<sup>1</sup>.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/committee-chair-says-finding-money-climate-goals-biggest-challenge-cop29"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YHBRKT_rdgk9c.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YHBRKT_rdgk9c.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YHBRKT_rdgk9c.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Committee Chair Says Finding Money For Climate Goals Will Be Biggest Challenge For COP29"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-11T13:06" title="11 November 2024 at 13:06">11 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/environment.htm">Environment</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/committee-chair-says-finding-money-climate-goals-biggest-challenge-cop29">Committee Chair Says Finding Money For Climate Goals Will Be Biggest Challenge For COP29</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/committee-chair-says-finding-money-climate-goals-biggest-challenge-cop29">Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, Toby Perkins, has said that money will be the biggest challenge for governments in the COP29 climate summit, at a time when there are “huge alternative uses for public money”.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/quo-vadis-foundational-industries-uk"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/Credit_BASF_SE_Ludwigshafen_site_rwfrsg.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/Credit_BASF_SE_Ludwigshafen_site_rwfrsg.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/Credit_BASF_SE_Ludwigshafen_site_rwfrsg.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="“Quo vadis” for the foundational industries in the UK"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-08T08:00" title="08 November 2024 at 08:00">08 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/members/profile/basf">BASF</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'BASF', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/quo-vadis-foundational-industries-uk">“Quo vadis” for the foundational industries in the UK</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/quo-vadis-foundational-industries-uk">With the launch of its ‘Invest 2035’ industrial strategy, the UK government must prioritise foundational industries like chemicals to bolster supply chain resilience and boost economic growth. While often overlooked, these industries underpin the growth-driving sectors.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/spend-battle-festive-ads-reach-105bn"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/Christmas_Asset_1_l930m5.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/Christmas_Asset_1_l930m5.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/Christmas_Asset_1_l930m5.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Spend in the battle of the festive ads To reach £10.5bn"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-07T08:00" title="07 November 2024 at 08:00">07 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/members/profile/advertising-association">Advertising Association</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Advertising Association', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/spend-battle-festive-ads-reach-105bn">Spend in the battle of the festive ads To reach £10.5bn</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/spend-battle-festive-ads-reach-105bn">Kantar research shows people have greater anticipation for the season’s creative offering than ever before</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/rachel-reeves-says-too-early-know-trumps-impact-uk-economy"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG5RC5_ee4n1u.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG5RC5_ee4n1u.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG5RC5_ee4n1u.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Rachel Reeves Says It's 'Too Early' To Know Donald Trump's Impact On UK Economy"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-06T17:45" title="06 November 2024 at 17:45">06 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/rachel-reeves-says-too-early-know-trumps-impact-uk-economy">Rachel Reeves Says It's "Too Early" To Know Donald Trump's Impact On UK Economy</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/rachel-reeves-says-too-early-know-trumps-impact-uk-economy">Chancellor Rachel Reeves has told MPs it is "too early" to draw conclusions on what impact president elect Donald Trump's economic policies will have on the UK economy.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/research-part-mix-nista-10year-infrastructure-strategy-successful"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/AdobeStock_377071975_or12oz.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/AdobeStock_377071975_or12oz.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/AdobeStock_377071975_or12oz.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Research must be part of the mix if NISTA and the 10-year infrastructure strategy are to be successful"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-05T08:00" title="05 November 2024 at 08:00">05 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/members/profile/ukcric">UKCRIC</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'UKCRIC', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/research-part-mix-nista-10year-infrastructure-strategy-successful">Research must be part of the mix if NISTA and the 10-year infrastructure strategy are to be successful</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/research-part-mix-nista-10year-infrastructure-strategy-successful">The Chancellor Rachel Reeves affirmed in Labour’s 2024 budget commitments to producing a 10-year Infrastructure Strategy and to the formation of the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA). The Infrastructure Strategy is cross-government and aligns with spending cycles. NISTA combines the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) and the Infrastructure Projects Authority (IPA) to “fix the foundations of our infrastructure system by bringing infrastructure strategy and delivery together addressing the systemic delivery challenges that have stunted growth for decades”<sup>1</sup>.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/sir-stephen-bubb-economic-impact-charities-make-vast"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/DSC01917_1_-_Stephen_Bubb_f0h7qf.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/DSC01917_1_-_Stephen_Bubb_f0h7qf.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/DSC01917_1_-_Stephen_Bubb_f0h7qf.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Sir Stephen Bubb: The economic impact charities can make is 'vast'"> </a> <span class="ni-tag ni-tag--house"></span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-04T08:00" title="04 November 2024 at 08:00">04 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/news/author/sophie-church.htm">Sophie Church</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Sophie Church', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/sir-stephen-bubb-economic-impact-charities-make-vast">Sir Stephen Bubb: The economic impact charities can make is "vast"</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/sir-stephen-bubb-economic-impact-charities-make-vast">A straitened state is in retreat and banking on economic growth to fend off a return to austerity. But Sir Stephen Bubb tells Sophie Church it needs charities as much as businesses to mend the breach</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/social-care-standstill-budget-says-health-committee-chair-layla-moran"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2RPPME9_nnicms.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2RPPME9_nnicms.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2RPPME9_nnicms.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-03T08:00" title="03 November 2024 at 08:00">03 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Health </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/social-care-standstill-budget-says-health-committee-chair-layla-moran">Social Care At “Standstill” After Budget, Says Health Committee Chair Layla Moran</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/social-care-standstill-budget-says-health-committee-chair-layla-moran">The social care system is “basically at a standstill” following the Budget, the new chair of the Health and Social Care Committee Layla Moran has said.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/tory-spending-plans-meaningless-says-labour-mp-defending-budget"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2WP8M5M_wf4auo.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2WP8M5M_wf4auo.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2WP8M5M_wf4auo.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Tory Spending Plans Were 'Like Five-Year-Old' Writing Their 'Favourite Numbers', Says Labour MP Defending Tax Rises"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-01T09:30" title="01 November 2024 at 09:30">01 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/tory-spending-plans-meaningless-says-labour-mp-defending-budget">Tory Spending Plans Were "Like Five-Year-Old" Writing Their "Favourite Numbers", Says Labour MP Defending Tax Rises</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/tory-spending-plans-meaningless-says-labour-mp-defending-budget">A Labour MP has called spending plans set out by the previous Tory government before the General Election as “complete rubbish” after criticism of Rachel Reeves for raising £40bn in tax rises.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/budget-public-spending-plans-silly-games-plan-says-ifs-paul-johnson"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2B6PTTY_r7kg1t.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2B6PTTY_r7kg1t.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2B6PTTY_r7kg1t.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Government's Public Spending Plans Are 'Silly Games', Warns Top Economist"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-10-31T13:15" title="31 October 2024 at 13:15">31 Oct</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/budget-public-spending-plans-silly-games-plan-says-ifs-paul-johnson">Government's Public Spending Plans Are "Silly Games", Warns Top Economist</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/budget-public-spending-plans-silly-games-plan-says-ifs-paul-johnson">The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said while many of the measures taken in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Budget are "welcome", the public spending plans for the next few years amount to "silly games".</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/business-needs-wake-up-age-of-insecurity"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2YE95GD_enuchc.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2YE95GD_enuchc.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2YE95GD_enuchc.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Business needs to wake up to the age of insecurity"> </a> <span class="ni-tag ni-tag--house"></span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-10-31T09:30" title="31 October 2024 at 09:30">31 Oct</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/news/author/praful-nargund.htm">Praful Nargund</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Praful Nargund', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/business-needs-wake-up-age-of-insecurity">Business needs to wake up to the age of insecurity</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/business-needs-wake-up-age-of-insecurity">Rachel Reeves is right to prioritise tackling insecurity in the Budget. But for this new vision of growth to work, people must feel the difference sooner rather than the later.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/uk-advertising-reports-10bn-spend-q2-2024"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/AA_WARC_October_report_cover_xw54o0.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/AA_WARC_October_report_cover_xw54o0.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/AA_WARC_October_report_cover_xw54o0.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="UK advertising reports £10bn spend in Q2 2024"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-10-31T08:00" title="31 October 2024 at 08:00">31 Oct</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/members/profile/advertising-association">Advertising Association</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Advertising Association', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/uk-advertising-reports-10bn-spend-q2-2024">UK advertising reports £10bn spend in Q2 2024</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/uk-advertising-reports-10bn-spend-q2-2024">Adspend reached £19.6bn in first half of 2024, ahead of expectations</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/anti-poverty-groups-disappointed-local-housing-allowance-freeze-budget"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2NC6RXW_z4hlhq.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2NC6RXW_z4hlhq.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2NC6RXW_z4hlhq.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Anti-Poverty Groups Say Failure To Increase Private Renter Benefit Is 'Disappointing'"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-10-30T17:30" title="30 October 2024 at 17:30">30 Oct</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/anti-poverty-groups-disappointed-local-housing-allowance-freeze-budget">Anti-Poverty Groups Say Failure To Increase Private Renter Benefit Is "Disappointing"</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/anti-poverty-groups-disappointed-local-housing-allowance-freeze-budget">Anti-poverty groups have lamented the decision not to uprate Local Housing Allowance (LHA) in Wednesday's Budget, warning it will leave private tenants facing financial hardship.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/ciob-reacts-governments-latest-budget-announcement"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-10-30T16:26" title="30 October 2024 at 16:26">30 Oct</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/members/profile/chartered-institute-of-building">Chartered Institute of Building</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Chartered Institute of Building', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/ciob-reacts-governments-latest-budget-announcement">CIOB reacts to Government's latest Budget announcement</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/ciob-reacts-governments-latest-budget-announcement">The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has today reacted to the Government’s latest Budget announcement.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/british-safety-council-comments-new-labour-governments-budget"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-10-30T15:00" title="30 October 2024 at 15:00">30 Oct</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/health-care.htm">Health</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/members/profile/british-safety-council">British Safety Council</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'British Safety Council', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/british-safety-council-comments-new-labour-governments-budget">British Safety Council comments on new Labour government's budget</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/rachel-reeves-ends-income-tax-threshold-freeze-budget"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2YE8EDP_d54qwz.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2YE8EDP_d54qwz.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2YE8EDP_d54qwz.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Rachel Reeves Announces End To Income Tax Threshold Freeze In Her First Budget"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-10-30T14:25" title="30 October 2024 at 14:25">30 Oct</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Economy </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a 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