23 h. ago Scots union boss warns Rachel Reeves 'must pick a side' ahead of Budget as households struggle

EXCLUSIVE: Roz Foyer said the Chancellor must keep in mind that Scots "demand the means to live decent, dignified lives".

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29 h. ago Rachel Reeves plans to help struggling households in the Budget 'by cutting VAT on fuel bills' 

Rachel Reeves (pictured) said she was planning 'targeted action to deal with cost of living challenges' as she battles to reduce soaring inflation while balancing the books.

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45 h. ago Rachel Reeves admits she is planning tax hikes and spending cuts in Budget

The Chancellor will have to fill a black hole estimated at around £50billion

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58 h. ago Martin Lewis warns Rachel Reeves’ cash ISA cut plan will upset millions

MoneySavingExpert founder says Treasury would receive more tax and mortgage lenders would be hit

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3 d. ago I fear Rachel Reeves is coming for your savings in the Budget but I've seen the fatal flaw: SYLVIA MORRIS

There are fears of cuts in Rachel Reeves' Budget on November 26. Let's hope the Chancellor sees sense.

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3 d. ago I fear Rachel Reeves is coming for your savings in her Budget... but I've seen the fatal flaw in her plan. This is how you can protect yourself and your money: SYLVIA MORRIS

There are fears of cuts in Rachel Reeves' Budget on November 26. Let's hope the Chancellor sees sense.

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3 d. ago Labour's Plan B on growth bulldozers! Desperate Rachel Reeves hopes slashing more planning rules can ease Budget crisis

Fresh additions to the Government's flagship planning Bill are aimed at speeding up the building of new water reservoirs, onshore wind farms and large housing schemes.

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1 week ago Reeves's Budget 'to loosen planning rules and mount £2bn tax raid on banks as well as raising VAT' in desperate attempt to balance the books

The Chancellor is scrambling to fill an estimated £30billion black hole in the public finances before she presents her next tax and spend package on 26 November.

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1 week ago Rachel Reeves 'to loosen planning rules again and hit banks for £2bn' as she scrambles to balance the books at her Budget

The Chancellor is scrambling to fill an estimated £30billion black hole in the public finances before she presents her next tax and spend package on 26 November.

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves signals plan to go back on ‘no tax rises’ pledge at Labour party conference

Rachel Reeves delivered her Labour party conference speech on Monday (29 September).

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2 w. ago Watch live: Rachel Reeves signals plan to go back on ‘no tax rises’ pledge at Labour party conference

Watch live as Rachel Reeves delivers her Labour party conference speech on Monday (29 September).

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2 w. ago Now Starmer faces Labour backlash  for branding Reform immigration plans racist... even as Rachel Reeves repeats the attack

Keir Starmer risked stirring a hornets' nest yesterday when he used the term to attack Reform's crackdown on so-called 'settled status'.

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2 w. ago Labour conference: Rachel Reeves says Reform's immigration plans are 'racist' but people who support Nigel Farage are not

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool where Chancellor Rachel Reeves will be among Cabinet minister giving speeches.

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2 w. ago Labour Party Conference LIVE: Rachel Reeves to announce new benefits sanctions

Rachel Reeves will unveil plans for a 'youth jobs guarantee' in hopes to tackle long-term youth unemployment - but will talk tough in vowing to plug a £30billion black hole in the nation's finances

Society

2 w. ago Young people to have benefits stripped if they turn down work under Rachel Reeves’s plan to tackle unemployment

The chancellor will unveil a ‘youth guarantee’, meaning every young person who has been on universal credit for 18 months will be offered paid work, an apprenticeship or a college place

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2 w. ago Young people to be forced into work under Rachel Reeves’s plan to tackle unemployment

The chancellor will unveil a ‘youth guarantee’, meaning every young person who has been on universal credit for 18 months will be offered paid work, an apprenticeship or a college place

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2 w. ago Young people to be forced into work under Rachel Reeves plan to tackle unemployment

The chancellor will unveil a ‘youth guarantee’, meaning every young person who has been on Universal Credit for 18 months will be offered paid work, an apprenticeship or a college place

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves is accused of 'desperate stuff' after claiming plan to allow European youths to live and work in Britain would boost growth and stop tax rises

The scheme, which has yet to be signed off, is likely to raise very little because it is reciprocal - meaning young British people would be able to go and work in the EU.

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3 w. ago Brits brace for cost of living crisis 2.0: Fears 5% inflation and tax hikes in autumn Budget will send food bills skyrocketing this winter

Millions of families face further rises in food prices if Chancellor Rachel Reeves presses ahead with plans to hit big shops with higher business rates, industry experts warned today.

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves due to appear at gambling lobbyist’s event amid tax review

Chancellor’s invitation criticised as ‘very strange timing’ with Treasury looking at whether to raise duties on sectorThe chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has been urged to cancel plans to be the guest of honour at an event hosted by the chief lobbyist of the gambling industry while the Treasury is in the midst of a review of taxes on the £12bn sector.Reeves is slated to appear at a “private reception” for business leaders, organised by the corporate communications company Brunswick, at the forthcoming Labour party conference in Liverpool. Continue reading...

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