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Rachel Reeves, Budget and tax

Budget 2025: Rachel Reeves signals tax rises and warns ‘each of us must do our bit’

Rachel Reeves has put the country on notice that sweeping tax rises are coming in her Budget, warning “we will all have to contribute” to building a new future for Britain.

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Watch as Rachel Reeves delivers pre-Budget speech

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Rachel Reeves’ speech as it happened: Chancellor pledges to build bigger cushion in Budget to ‘withstand global turbulence’

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Reeves lays ground for painful Budget, but will it be worth it?

The chancellor's pitch: the Budget will be painful, due to the actions of others, but it will be worth it, to tackle debt, help public services and promote growth.

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UK's Reeves says growth is key as she prepares to set out budget

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Reeves Sets Stage for UK Tax Hikes, Pledges to Cut Debt Costs

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Sterling slips, UK borrowing costs lower after Reeves makes rare pre-budget speech

"She (Reeves) is justifying tough decisions to come in the budget. The fact that this is happening at all means that manifesto pledges will not be followed to the letter," Kit Juckes, head of currenc...

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Budget will be 'fair' says Reeves as tax rises expected

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Britain's Treasury chief prepares the ground for a tax-hiking budget

'Reeves poised to break 50-year tax taboo' and 'Arise, Sir Becks'

A hike in income tax would be the first since 1975, and break a "50-year taboo" against the policy, the i Paper reports. Economists cited by the paper say Reeves must add 2p on income tax if she wants to make the UK's public finances "more resilient, and avoid having to return for more" in the near future.

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Rachel Reeves is mocked over ‘pointless’ pre-Budget speech – as Susanna Reid & Lorraine Kelly slam ‘bonkers’ address

RACHEL Reeves has been mocked by TV presenters Susanna Reid and Lorraine Kelly over her “bonkers” speech ahead of the Budget. ITV favourites Susanna, 54, and Lorraine, 65, joked