13 h. ago How many children in your London borough will benefit from Reeves axing two

Newham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney set to be the London boroughs where most families benefit from lifting of two-child welfare cap

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14 h. ago Budget 2025: Interactive map shows where 260,000 London children will benefit from Reeves axing two

Newham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney set to be the London boroughs where most families benefit from lifting of two-child welfare cap

Politics

55 h. ago After all the hype and confusion, Reeves’s Budget must deliver clarity, stability and direction

Editorial: Britain deserves more than mixed messaging and policy drift. After weeks of premature proposals, the chancellor must deliver a Budget that provides the confidence and coherence so far lacking in both her stewardship and Labour’s broader economic direction

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4 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 21 November: Markets lower as Bitcoin slide continues, retail sales slump

The last major economic releases before the Budget today added to pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Economics

4 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 21 November: Index lower after US reverse, Bitcoin slide continues

The last major economic releases before the Budget today added to pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Politics

8 d. ago Sadiq Khan eyes up £200MILLION windfall as Rachel Reeves prepares to approve 'tourist tax' in Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to give the go-ahead for mayors in England to impose the charges, adding costs to stays at hotels and bed and breakfasts.

Economics

8 d. ago Death by a thousand taxes: Reeves set to punish milkshake lovers and holidaymakers with £500m 'tourist tax' in brutal Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to signal that the so-called 'Sugar Tax' will be toughened up, removing the existing exemption for around 200 milk drinks.

Economics

9 d. ago Rachel Reeves 'is set to announce a milkshake tax' as millions of workers, savers and pensioners face brutal assault in Budget with Chancellor poised for 'stealth' raids

The Chancellor is believed to be gearing up to make sweeping changes to the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.

Economics

9 d. ago Millions of workers, savers and pensioners face brutal assault in Budget with Reeves poised for 'stealth' raids after ditching 'up

Chancellor Rachel Reeves looks set to keep the long-running freeze on thresholds in place for another two years, despite humiliatingly dropping plans to increase income tax.

Economics

1 week ago This is how much more your favourite drink will cost if Rachel Reeves hikes booze tax in Budget

Bad news for cash-strapped boozers as the prices of drinks is set to take a hike from February after Reeves' brutal Budget, with a bottle of whisky planned to increase by 50p

Economics

1 week ago Now Labour is coming for your bike! Rachel Reeves 'will cap spending on Cycle to Work scheme' in brutal Budget

The Chancellor is reportedly poised to introduce a new cap on how much people can spend on a bicycle through the salary sacrifice scheme.

Economics

3 w. ago Labour's favourite think tank urges Rachel Reeves to go the whole hog and scrap the two

The Resolution Foundation has urged the Chancellor to find an extra £3.5billion a year to ditch the whole limit as it warned that 'half measures' won't suffice.

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3 w. ago Reeves warned she must end child benefit cap altogether or face rise in poverty

A report by the Resolution Foundation will fuel demands from Labour MPs for the chancellor to find another £3.5bn to tackle end the two child benefit cap

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