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Cash payments rise in UK as people seek ways to manage budgets

TheGuardian

Number of payments using coins and notes rose 7% last year amid cost of living crisis, after a decade of decline Cash has mounted a comeback in the UK, with payments made using notes and coins increasing for the first time in a decade, data shows. Continue reading.

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UK banks pull half of first-time buyer friendly mortgages after mini-budget

TheGuardian

Data from Moneyfacts shows that the number of new 95% mortgages stood at 137 on Monday.

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More than 40% of mortgages withdrawn as market reels after mini-budget

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Lenders began pulling products on Monday as they struggled to price products amid financial uncertainty Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget: key points at a glance More than 40% of available mortgages have been withdrawn from the market since the UK government announced its mini-budget on Friday , figures show.

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OBR forecasts likely to show £60bn-£70bn hole after Kwarteng’s mini-budget

TheGuardian

Predictions handed to chancellor expected to paint gloomy picture for UK economy amid sweeping tax cuts Kwasi Kwarteng has been handed independent forecasts on the state of the UK finances that are expected to show a hole of more than £60bn left by his sweeping tax cuts and a sharply slowing growth outlook. Continue reading.

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‘It’s easier to budget’: people on why they swapped cards for cash

TheGuardian

Rising costs, scams and the local shop – why more people are returning to paying with notes and coins Cash payments are making a comeback in the UK for the first time in a decade, data shows. Continue reading.

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Hunt’s budget shows Britain is doing less badly – that’s not the same as doing well

TheGuardian

Chancellor delivers ‘budget for growth’ but UK is battling rising interest rates, rising taxes and a cost of living crisis Budget 2023 live: reaction to Jeremy Hunt’s statement Budget 2023: key points at a glance What the budget means for people on a range of incomes In 2020 it was the global pandemic.

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Jeremy Hunt to announce UK government sale of NatWest shares

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State’s one-third share in the bank, now worth about £6.7bn, is left over from the 84% holding taken during the 2008 financial crisis The UK government will look to raise as much as £3bn-£4bn from selling a chunk of its shares in NatWest bank to the public in a measure expected to be announced by the chancellor in his budget next week.

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