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Labour defends tax and spend plans as markets react to budget
After announcing the biggest increases in tax and spending for decades, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer have been explaining how the extra money will help the NHS.
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Labour set out £40bn tax hikes in first Budget
The Labour government’s first budget certainly had an element of shock and awe, with the sheer scale of the numbers.
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Budget 2024: will Labour’s £40bn tax hike backfire?
Will Labour’s first budget in 14 years deliver growth and fix public services, or just hit businesses with a £40bn tax raid? Krishnan Guru-Murthy crunches the numbers with economists and politicians.
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Tax rises won’t affect workers ‘payslips’, says minister
When people look at payslips they will not see higher taxes. That’s the pledge from Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson today – as she was pressed to explain the Government’s “tough choices” ahead of next week’s Budget.
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Will there be tax hikes as Chancellor faces £40bn funding gap?
Attention is increasingly focusing on what will be in the Chancellor’s budget in less than two weeks time. And the mood music is negative.
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Chancellor needs £25bn in tax rises to rebuild public services, says IFS
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the Chancellor Rachel Reeves may need to raise up to £25 billion a year from higher taxes – to avoid a return to austerity.
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‘Labour was planning all along to raise taxes,’ says Mel Stride
We were joined by Mel Stride, who was the Work and Pensions Secretary until the election and is now running to be Conservative leader.
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Will the prime minister raise taxes?
Just how painful will the October Budget be?
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Will Reeves raise taxes after government borrowing surges?
New figures show government borrowing unexpectedly surged in July – adding to the intense pressure on Rachel Reeves as she prepares her first budget.
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Pensioners biggest winners in tax, benefits and spending since 2010 – Resolution Foundation
When it comes to tax, benefits and spending, pensioners have been the big winners since 2010, according to the Resolution Foundation think tank.
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FactCheck: Reform UK’s employer immigration tax explained
The Reform party has announced plans for an “employer immigration tax” on companies that choose to employ overseas workers. FactCheck takes a look.
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Labour rules out capital gains tax on sale of homes | Election ‘24
Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer has said he is categorically ruling out imposing capital gains tax on the sale of homes – calling any suggestion he might, a ‘desperate’ ploy by the Tories.
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Labour’s plan for tax, investment and growth – analysed
Labour says the manifesto is fully costed, but as we have been hearing it’s heavily dependent on economic growth.
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Tax cuts or funding services: what do voters want?
The Conservatives have put tax cuts firmly at the heart of their manifesto, with only a brief mention of the NHS.
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Sunak has ‘clear plan’ to lower tax, says Work and Pensions Secretary
Shortly after the manifesto launch, we spoke to the Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride