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Pay

How can Rishi Sunak plug the hole in public finances?

Coins and notes

£1.9bn of stamp duty receipts generated between July and September – HMRC

Banking apps

Six in 10 people have banking app on their mobile – survey

British Gas dispute

British Gas facing strikes in pay and conditions dispute

Borrowing

UK debt hits £2.08 trillion after highest October borrowing on record

A Nationwide sign

Nationwide profits steady despite £139m Covid-19 hit

Sage software

Software company Sage posts lower annual profits

Friday morning peak restrictions for long-distance train journeys on the West Coast Main Line have been scrapped (Luciana Guerra/PA)

Avanti West Coast scraps Friday morning peak restrictions

British Gas

British Gas workers to vote on strikes in pay and conditions dispute

Coronavirus – Tue Nov 10, 2020

Sunak considers new public sector pay cap to shore up public finances

Criminals have seized upon the coronavirus crisis as a new opportunity

Estimated 3.6 million people ‘have been scammed during coronavirus pandemic’

Consumer spending

Household spending set to be £6,600 down on average in 2020

Household finances

Households’ confidence in their finances deteriorated in November – study

Devastating impact of pandemic on workplace equality says report

Pandemic is having a devastating impact on workplace equality – report

Dollars

BuzzFeed to buy HuffPost from Verizon for undisclosed sum

Coronavirus – Mon Nov 9, 2020

FTSE wipes out this week’s vaccine gains as AstraZeneca fails to capture imaginations

E.On energy price

Job losses: Major cuts since the start of the pandemic

Money in piggy bank

Jump in pension contribution warnings issued to employers by regulator