The Government’s fiscal plans for the upcoming October 30 Budget continue to lead Saturday’s front pages.
The Financial Times, Daily Mail and The Times all splash on Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plans to extend a freeze on income tax thresholds, which could result in up to a million people paying higher taxes as part of efforts to plug a £40 billion fiscal shortfall.
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— Financial Times (@FT) October 18, 2024
Saturday’s Daily MAIL: “Labour Plots A Tax Raid On Your Holidays” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/H03NdAOHX4
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) October 18, 2024
TIMES: Reeves plan will pull 1m into higher rates of tax #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/yVOQIsXYEe
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 18, 2024
Meanwhile, the i’s weekend edition claims extending the freeze could raise up to £7 billion pounds per year.
Saturday’s front page: Income tax set to rise for millions past 2028#Tomorrowspaperstoday
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— The i paper (@theipaper) October 18, 2024
The Daily Telegraph‘s front page reports the freeze is part of a “triple whammy” move – labelled a “tax raid” by critics – which will also include putting up the fuel duty and raising more money from inheritance tax.
The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph:
‘Reeves prepares tax triple whammy’#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 18, 2024
The Independent claims Ms Reeves has been warned plans to increase inheritance tax will “punish” the middle class.
INDEPENDENT: Reeves warned: Hike in death taxes will punish middle class #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/jyIkyvDEqC
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 18, 2024
The Prime Minister has been warned more migrants will die attempting to cross the channel unless the crisis is treated like a “national emergency”, the Daily Express reports.
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— #TomorrowsPapersToday @ The TSC News Channel (@channel_tsc) October 18, 2024
The Sun reports former One Direction singer Liam Payne checked himself out of rehab after only two days months prior to his death in Buenos Aires.
Saturday’s SUN: “Liam’s Brave Bid To Get Clean” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/oyV8p83pa9
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) October 18, 2024
And the Daily Mirror reports on singer Cheryl’s heartbreak after ex-boyfriend Liam Payne’s death. The two share a seven-year-old son.
Saturday’s front page: Cheryl’s heartache#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/V9agzO1gPe pic.twitter.com/4Iowpm7vvr
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) October 18, 2024
Lastly, the Daily Star’s front page condemns the nation to a “day of shame” amid news Britain’s “long and proud” tea-drinking tradition has been usurped by “faithless coffee drinkers”.
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— Daily Star (@dailystar) October 18, 2024
