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Labour’s tax and wage squeeze risks youth jobs slowdown

Labour’s drive to raise the minimum wage, increase employers’ National Insurance (NI) and tighten workers’ rights could end up stalling growth and pricing young people out of work, according to a new report from the Tony Blair Institute. The intervention, published days before Rachel Reeves’ Spring forecast, amounts to one of the most pointed critiques [...]

Mar 01, 2026 &03500101202631; 13:50 UTC www.cityam.com Trending 3/5

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Negative for markets

Sentiment score: -75/100

Moderate impact Medium-term (weeks)

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Analysis generated on Mar 01, 2026 at 13:58 UTC

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Labour’s tax and wage squeeze risks youth jobs slowdown

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