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Rachel Reeves considers disability benefits cuts and "hotel tax" to stabilize UK finances amid economic challenges
Rachel Reeves is said to be planning to slash billions of pounds in disability benefits and introduce a “hotel tax” as she scrambles to fix the country’s finances.
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Budget 2024: Rachel Reeves confirms £40 billion tax rise after Conservative turmoil
Chancellor Rachel Reeves told MPs that there would be £40billion of tax rises included in this year’s Budget - blaming the Conservatives for failing to tackle the crisis in public services
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Budget will restore significant cuts to the UK’s public investment, confirms Reeves
Chancellor pledges to spend, but says there will be no Truss-style splurge when she changes fiscal rules in budget
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Fuel duty anticipated to increase by up to 7p per litre following the budget
Campaigners point out it is often cheaper to drive or even fly within the UK than take the train
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Cabinet ministers are pushing back against the chancellor’s proposed cuts to their departments
Rachel Reeves aims to find £40bn in budget but several ministers have written to Keir Starmer about spending cuts
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Shares in UK gambling firms drop by £3 billion amid speculation of higher taxes in the upcoming budget
Thinktank reports saying sector should be hit with extra £900m to £3bn in levies prompt market selloff
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Private faith schools in the UK lobby for VAT exemption on fees under £7,690
Group says government policy would force many to close and leave deeply religious families with no alternatives
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Rachel Reeves has promised to intensify efforts against tax evaders to recover billions for public services
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will set her sights on closing the £39.8billion tax gap by pursuing those who are avoiding or evading paying their fair share of tax.
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UK pump prices have dropped to a three-year low as a fuel duty hike approaches
Labour expected to roll back Conservatives’ 5p duty cut in the autumn statement in first increase since 2011
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‘Scandalous’ £3.4bn spent by UK government on private consultants last year
New figures reveal that public bodies paid out at least 60% more to consultancies in 2023-24 than it did pre-pandemic
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Unite proposes a 1% wealth tax on the super-rich to finance UK public sector pay increases
The demand from Britain’s second biggest union will test truce with Labour at next month’s TUC conference
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Rachel Reeves plans to raise taxes and cut spending in the October budget
Chancellor insists she still has large black hole to fill despite stronger-than-expected growth in first half of 2024
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