James Cox Households are facing a Christmas squeeze due to rising food prices, the Irish Examiner reports. Employers who try to dodge the new pension scheme could face €50,000 fines, the Irish Independent reports. The Echo leads with a story on an increasing number of families in Cork and Kerry turning to St Vincent de Paul for help with food. The Irish Daily Mail also leads with a story on financial pressures for families ahead of Christmas. The Irish Daily Star leads with a story on huge losses at Conor McGregor's Forged Irish Stout. A man jailed for assaulting his partner used a false reference in court, the Irish Daily Mirror reports. The Irish Sun leads with a story on sports broadcaster Des Cahill's car being stolen. The Herald leads with a story on anger over the "callous killing” of an “iconic stag” in Dublin. In the North, the Belfast Telegraph leads with a story on a 'disgusting attack' on a PSNI officer. The Irish News leads with a story on long waits at emergency departments. The UK budget is the main story on Britain's front pages. Metro leads with a story on UK prime minister Keir Starmer pointing to a fall in migration figures as a success for his government. The Labour government has diluted a workers' rights bill, the Financial Times reports. Criticism over the bill being dropped also makes the front pages of the i Paper, the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and The Times.