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Good morning from the Financial Times.

Today is Wednesday, September 28th, and this is your FT News Briefing.

Pipeline leaks in the Baltic Sea have prompted accusations of sabotage.

The CEO of a giant bankrupt crypto lender has quit.

But first, the UK's tax cut plan is under international criticism.

I'm Sonya Hudson in for Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day.

An ambitious tax cut plan from the UK government has put the guilt market in turmoil

and sent the pound to new lows.

Now economists, even outside the UK, are lashing out.

Yesterday, the International Monetary Fund attacked the plan, saying it could worsen inflation.

It's urging London to re-evaluate, and the IMF isn't the only critic.

Here's the FT's Colby Smith.

It was quite unusual in just the language that was used in speaking to some former senior IMF

officials. The real assessment here was this was as pointed criticism as it really gets from the

fund, who typically tries to pull punches when it talks about countries and their policies,

especially in terms of an immediate reaction to what is being discussed.

So Colby, what are other people around the world saying?

You know, we've had a lot of prominent economists who have come out against the plan.

What are they saying?

So absolutely, we've heard from all walks of life, really, from policymakers at the federal reserve.

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