31 m. ago Rachel Reeves is mocked in AI video game called 'Grand Theft Austerity' ahead of tomorrow's Budget

The video, produced by the same group behind similarly comedic content that lampooned Rachel Reeves and Angela Rayner, comes ahead of tomorrow's budget.

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63 m. ago Experts issue stark warning to shoppers as high street favourites struggle to survive

Even good-cause retailers are struggling in the current economic climate. Ahead of Rachel Reeves Budget, in the latest blow to the hight street, they warn of surging costs, mounting costs and poor quality donations

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2 h. ago Rachel Reeves announces the Budget on Wednesday. Here’s what to expect

The Chancellor is expected to announce tax hikes as part of the 2025 autumn Budget

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2 h. ago Business backlash as Reeves confirms minimum wage pay rise hike for millions of workers

The chancellor said the move would mean those on low incomes were ‘properly rewarded’ - but businesses warned the move could drive unemployment and hit economic growth

Economics

2 h. ago Hospitality bosses hit out at above inflation hikes in minimum wage next year

Rate for younger workers will have risen by two thirds in five years

Economics

2 h. ago Rachel Reeves warned against ‘dire’ cuts to Motability in Budget by over 40 disability charities

Exclusive: Reeves told that cuts would ‘betray disabled people and steal our independence’

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3 h. ago London visitors to pay tourist tax under Rachel Reeves Budget plans

Rachel Reeves, who is set to deliver her Budget on Wednesday, has signed off measures that will give English cities and regions the power to charge tourists

Economics

4 h. ago Help to Save scheme expected to be expanded and made permanent from 2028

An expansion of the scheme will help some parents and carers to build a savings buffer.

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4 h. ago Made up your mind yet, Rachel? Reeves puts finishing touches to tax hikes in chaotic Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves posed for the traditional eve-of-package photos in her study with a chess set visible on the desk.

Economics

4 h. ago Stormont ability to mitigate Budget decisions ‘very restricted’, O’Dowd says

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her autumn Budget on Wednesday.

Events

4 h. ago How salary sacrifice schemes could change in Rachel Reeves’ budget

Many people are already thought to be heading for a tough retirement financially

Economics

4 h. ago Rachel Reeves wants to achieve these five things with her Budget – it won’t be easy

The chancellor took on her role wanting nothing more than economic growth, but her priorities have now dramatically changed, as political editor David Maddox explains

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5 h. ago Treasury 'pressures banks to praise Budget' as desperate Rachel Reeves tries to save herself

The Chancellor's officials are reported to want lenders to make public and prominent endorsements of Ms Reeves' latest fiscal package when she unveils it tomorrow.

Economics

5 h. ago What to expect in budget 2025: tax, VAT, pensions, savings and more

Here’s what Rachel Reeves is tipped to announce after months of speculationCould you do better than Reeves as chancellor? Play our interactive budget gameEvery chancellor likes to float ideas before a budget to test how they might land with the public.However, the sheer volume of policy ideas floated – and in some cases quickly jettisoned – through the media in the run-up to Wednesday’s Westminster set-piece has set Rachel Reeves’s second budget apart. Continue reading...

Economics

5 h. ago What is the ‘stealth’ rise in income tax and how will it affect me after the Budget?

The prime minister refused to rule out income tax thresholds being frozen – which could lead to people paying more

Economics

5 h. ago Rachel Reeves wants to achieve these five things with her Budget

Rachel Reeves became chancellor wanting nothing more than economic growth, but her priorities have now dramatically changed, as political editor David Maddox explains

Politics

5 h. ago Rachel Reeves blames sexism for criticism she's getting over the Budget as troubles grow

The Chancellor has begged Labour MPs to get behind her plans, including scrapping the two-child benefit cap, and accused critics of targeting her because she is a woman

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6 h. ago Rachel Reeves decides against cutting VAT on energy bills in Budget

Chancellor expected to continue with support package for households, including easing of electricity costs

Economics

6 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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7 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

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