All news on the topic: Budget

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Money laundering through casinos: how Inna Tyutyun and Oleksiy Stupak stole from Ukraine’s state bank under the guise of "commissions"
Since mid-December 2024, the state bank of Ukraine has found itself at the center of a loud scandal related to manipulations around payment processing fees for the largest casinos in the country.
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Rachel Reeves to cut billions from welfare budget to balance books
Under-fire Rachel Reeves has signalled painful spending cuts are on the way as she vowed to “take action” to balance the books.
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Thousands of farmers protest against changes to inheritance tax
Thousands of people have protested in London over changes to inheritance tax for farmers announced in the Budget.
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Budget tax hikes could push more firms into financial trouble, warns insolvency specialist
National insurance increase and higher interest rates mean company failures will stay high, says Begbies Traynor
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Angry farmers protest in tractors outside Labour conference, shouting ‘enough is enough’
Furious farmers have today descended on the coastal town of Llandudno in their tractors to express their anger at the inheritance tax rises announced in the Budget.
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UK’s largest lender reports house prices at record high
Reeves’s budget could slow demand but prices have not fallen significantly since post-pandemic ‘race for space’
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Londoners face frustration as Keir Starmer instructs Sadiq Khan to raise Tube and rail fares next year under a new funding agreement
Londoners will face a 4.6% increase in Tube and rail fares next year, following a government directive for Sadiq Khan to raise prices as part of a pay settlement outlined in the Budget.
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UK still suffering from trauma of Liz Truss, says Treasury chief
Darren Jones says ‘we’ve all got PTSD’ after Truss’s 2022 mini-budget, amid market jitters after this week’s budget
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10 unpleasant budget surprises hidden in the details – some anticipated, others unexpected
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ 2024 Budget includes huge funding announcements to rescue public services but there are some nasty details buried in the financial statement
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Rachel Reeves faces backlash over inheritance tax hike, accused of neglecting small family businesses
Chancellor also criticised for letting the very rich off the hook with a lower than expected rise in capital gains tax
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Liz Truss’ luxury lifestyle post-Budget fallout – multimillion fortune and lucrative work gigs
As Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to deliver her Budget, the Mirror takes a look back at 49-day Prime Minister Liz Truss’ very comfortable life since her mini-Budget disaster
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Budget 2024: Rachel Reeves confirms £40 billion tax increase following Conservative turmoil
Chancellor Rachel Reeves told MPs that there would be £40billion of tax rises included in this year’s Budget - blaming the Conservatives for failing to tackle the crisis in public services
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Minimum wage workers receive largest pay increase ever in the Budget
Millions of workers on the minimum wage and living wage will be handed a pay boost at tomorrow’s Budget, the government has announced.
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Rachel Reeves expected to extend ‘stealth’ freeze on income tax thresholds
Policy known as ‘fiscal drag’ could bring in as much as £7bn a year after 2028, while dragging workers into paying more tax
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As many as 50 Labour MPs could rebel against proposed cuts to the winter fuel allowance
Dozens said to be considering abstaining from Tuesday’s vote over pensioners’ payments, as PM says dealing with dissent is ‘matter for chief whip’
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Rachel Reeves plans to raise taxes and cut spending in the October budget
Chancellor insists she still has large black hole to fill despite stronger-than-expected growth in first half of 2024
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UK ministers urged to brace for difficult spending choices
The Treasury has made it clear that reform will be needed as Rachel Reeves begins pivotal review of public finances
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King Charles’ €500K lobster dinner blows hole in French presidency’s budget
A state dinner with the U.K.’s king cost the French nearly €500,000.
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EU approves up to €1.4 billion in military aid to Ukraine sourced from frozen Russian assets
The money will be used for direct purchases of kit like ammunition and aerial defense systems.