Press digest — September 30
SHEL•The digest lists Deloitte UK partner pay at a record £1.13 million as the firm cut costs and jobs, a green light for Shell’s LNG Canada expansion, uncertainty over UK business costs, and findings that Manchester City inflated its finances by more than £900 million.
1. Business and finance headlines
Deloitte reportedly paid its UK-based partners a record £1.13 million last year while cutting costs and jobs to counter AI disruption. Shell and its partners reportedly approved a C$33 billion LNG Canada Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, British Columbia, which would double the facility’s production capacity.
2. UK and football headlines
UK executives reportedly remained uncertain whether next month’s Budget would raise or cut business costs, despite senior ministers’ repeated references to the issue. Manchester City was reportedly found to have artificially inflated its financial position by more than £900 million over nine years and guilty of virtually all charges brought against it in 2023.



