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Reeves' £30bn Tax Bomb Hits UK Strivers

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces backlash after unveiling £30bn tax increases and benefit boosts. Business owners, professionals and farmers reveal how new measures impact them.

Reeves' £26bn Tax Hike Budget Faces Backlash

Chancellor Rachel Reeves' second budget imposes £26bn in tax rises, freezing thresholds and hitting businesses. Scottish Conservatives condemn anti-growth measures and energy policy failures.

Badenoch slams Reeves as 'worst ever Chancellor'

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch delivers scathing critique of Labour's Budget, calling it a 'smorgasbord of misery' and demanding Chancellor Rachel Reeves resign. Read the explosive Commons exchange.

Reeves' Budget: Fraud Crackdown, Tax Rises Loom

Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares benefit fraud crackdown to raise £1.2bn in Budget. Scrapping two-child cap and potential tax increases revealed. Full analysis of economic measures.

Poll: 67% Prefer Spending Cuts to Tax Rises in Budget

New polling reveals 67% of Britons want Rachel Reeves to cut government spending rather than increase taxes in this week's crucial Budget. Discover the public's verdict on Labour's economic leadership.

Labour to scrap two-child benefit limit in Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to abolish the controversial two-child benefit limit in Wednesday's Budget, a move experts say will help lift children out of poverty. Discover Labour's anti-poverty strategy.

23,500 families lose child benefit in data error

Thousands of UK families had child benefit suspended due to flawed Home Office travel data. An MP demands an urgent inquiry into the anti-fraud crackdown failures. Read the full story.

Australian Public Service Wages Jump 3.4%

New data reveals Australian public servants are enjoying their fastest wage growth in 15 years, outstripping private sector increases and raising questions about economic fairness.

Scottish Government performs dramatic tax U-turn

Deputy First Minister John Swinney abandons key election pledge as Scottish Government announces income tax increases in major policy reversal, breaking SNP manifesto commitment.

DWP April Payment Changes: Universal Credit Update

Millions of Britons receiving DWP benefits including Universal Credit are set for significant payment changes this April. Discover how the new tax year adjustments will affect your household budget.

Reform Overtakes Tories in Poll Shakeup

Exclusive polling reveals Reform UK has overtaken the Conservatives as Rachel Reeves faces scrutiny over illegal letting scandal and controversial budget proposals.

Labour's £60BN Tax Hit for Middle-Class Britain

Exclusive analysis reveals Labour's planned tax reforms could cost middle-class households billions, with higher-rate taxpayers and pension savers facing the biggest financial hit.

Scottish families face income tax threat amid Reeves review

Scottish households brace for potential income tax hikes as Chancellor Rachel Reeves considers increases that could widen the fiscal gap with rest of UK, putting additional pressure on family budgets already strained by SNP policies.

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