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FactCheck: Labour claims rail reforms would save taxpayer £2.2bn a year
Labour says its rail plans will save the taxpayer £2.2bn a year. FactCheck takes a look.
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Shadow Chancellor on Labour’s plans for tax and childcare
We spoke to the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves and began by asking her what she thought of the government’s national insurance cut which comes into effect on April 6th.
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Rishi Sunak hints he’ll squeeze benefits to pay for tax cuts
This Mothers’ Day several women started a hunger strike outside parliament to protest rising food costs and pressures on family budgets.
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Overall government tax policies since pandemic are ‘raising the tax burden’, says OBR Chairman
Richard Hughes is Chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility, which assesses the health of the UK’s economy and whose forecasts determine how much the Chancellor has to spend in the Budget.
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‘This is a tax cutting budget’, says Economic Secretary to Treasury despite tax burden at near-record highs
We spoke to the Conservative MP Bim Afolami, who’s the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, and put it to him that the tax burden is still going up to historic highs.
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Chancellor announces 2p National Insurance tax cut
With his eye firmly on the next election, Jeremy Hunt says he is delivering “much-needed help in challenging times”.
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Birmingham council cuts services while hiking tax to balance books
Birmingham may boast that it is Europe’s biggest local authority, but its city councillors will be voting tonight on whether to shrink services while hiking up council tax bills by more than 20 per cent in the next two years.
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Israel is not ready to pay the tax of a peace deal, says Hamas representative in Iran
Last week, Channel 4 News was in Iran covering the election and before leaving on Saturday, we interviewed Khalid Qaddoumi – the political representative of Hamas in Tehran.
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Chancellor rows back plans for Budget tax cuts
In a round of media appearances, the Chancellor was keen to stress it will be a prudent and responsible Budget, and any tax cuts have to be affordable.
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Exclusive: Survey of UK voters reveals three quarters would back keeping taxes the same or seeing them rise
Exclusive new opinion polling from Channel 4 News and DeltaPoll reveals three quarters of voters would back keeping taxes the same or seeing them rise, if it means safeguarding public services.
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Exclusive: Survey of UK voters reveals three quarters would back keeping taxes the same or seeing them rise
Exclusive new opinion polling from Channel 4 News and DeltaPoll reveals three quarters of voters would back keeping taxes the same or seeing them rise, if it means safeguarding public services.
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UK economy: Will Labour raise taxes to avoid spending cuts?
James Murray is the Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury. We asked if Labour were planning to raise taxes in order to avoid spending cuts.
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IMF warns UK not to make further tax cuts
The International Monetary Fund has warned the UK not to make further tax cuts – describing the Treasury’s spending plans for this year as unrealistic. The IMF has advised the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to prioritise vital services like the NHS and education instead of tax giveaways.
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IFS says ‘tax cuts today add to risk of tax rises or spending cuts tomorrow’
It’s an election year – and inevitably perhaps the hint of tax cuts is in the air.
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How much could the Post Office scandal cost the taxpayer?
How much is the Post Office scandal likely to cost the taxpayer?
