Reeves defends budget as think tanks raise concerns
Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces scrutiny over Labour's tax manifesto pledge as leading think tanks question budget decisions. Follow live updates and analysis.
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Labour tax pledge costs millions of workers
A new report reveals how sticking to Labour's manifesto tax promise has financially hurt low and middle earners. Discover the full analysis and what it means for future budgets.
UK Fiscal Repair 'Far From Complete' After Budget
Resolution Foundation analysis reveals UK faces major tax rises and public service cuts despite budget measures. Debt forecasts worsen as growth outlook downgraded.
Young Professionals Hit Hard by Labour Budget
Rachel Reeves' Budget freezes push millions into higher tax bands, with young graduates facing a 57% marginal tax rate. Discover the impact on your finances.
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UK's Weak Fiscal Position After Budget Tax Rises
Economists warn the UK remains in a weak fiscal position post-Budget, with tax burden hitting a record high. Discover the analysis and market concerns.
Budget Leak Exposes £25bn Tax Rise & Economic Slowdown
Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Budget leaked before Commons speech, revealing record tax burden hitting 38.3% of GDP to fund £70bn welfare increase. Discover the full economic impact.
Farmers win inheritance tax concession after protests
Chancellor Rachel Reeves eases agricultural inheritance tax rules following tractor protests. New measures could save farmers £30m next year. Read the full budget analysis.
Britons React to Budget 2025 Amid Cost of Living Crisis
From childcare worries to pension changes, discover how Budget 2025 impacts real families across Britain. Read their stories and see where you stand.
Reeves' 2025 Budget Inflames Britain's Economic Mood
Chancellor Rachel Reeves' second budget statement has intensified Britain's economic concerns with multiple tax rises and reduced growth forecasts, failing to deliver promised stability.
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Labour's £2bn Budget Boost for Scotland and Wales
Scottish and Welsh Labour leaders hail £2bn funding increase and end of two-child benefit cap in Rachel Reeves' budget, hoping to reverse polling deficits ahead of May elections.
Reeves Reveals Labour's First Budget With Mansion Tax
Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils Labour's 2025 budget featuring mansion taxes, milkshake levies and welfare cap changes. Will this give Starmer's government direction?
Reeves accused of breaking tax pledge in Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves defends her Budget after accusations she broke a manifesto promise not to raise taxes. Read the full analysis and have your say.
Chancellor's tax-raising budget hits ordinary people
Rachel Reeves announces £26bn tax rises including mansion tax and pension changes while scrapping two-child benefit cap. Full budget breakdown and analysis.
Labour's £26bn Budget Tax Raid Breaks Key Pledges
Chancellor Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £26bn, breaking manifesto promises. Analysis reveals a budget for political survival, not the country. Read the full verdict.
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Labour's £26bn Tax Rise Breaks Election Promises
Chancellor Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £26bn, breaking manifesto pledges not to increase taxes on working people. Analysis reveals the political cost for a government with a 400-seat majority.
Labour's £26bn Tax Rise Breaks Manifesto Pledges
Chancellor Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £26bn, breaking key election promises. Analysis reveals this budget buys time but may cost Labour its credibility. Read the full story.
Hitchin voters feel betrayed by Labour's Budget 2025
Sky News visits Hitchin, a town that switched to Labour in 2024, to gauge reaction to Rachel Reeves's tax-raising budget. Discover why higher earners and business owners feel targeted.
City Relief as Spring Budget Avoids Worst Fears
Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget brings relief to financial services with measured reforms. Discover how the City avoided predicted tax raids and what changes lie ahead.
Reeves' £26bn Budget Targets Wealthy with New Taxes
Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils a £26bn tax-raising budget targeting the wealthy with a mansion tax to fund child benefit reforms and energy bill cuts. Analysis of the economic impact.
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Budget 2025: Winners and Losers Revealed
Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils her 2025 Budget. Discover how tax thresholds, the minimum wage, and benefit changes impact your finances. Listen to the Sky News Daily podcast for expert analysis.
OBR: UK finances vulnerable despite budget measures
The Office for Budget Responsibility warns Rachel Reeves's budget leaves public finances exposed to future shocks despite increased financial buffer. Growth forecasts downgraded.
Labour's Budget: Gains for Families, Cuts Looming
Rachel Reeves' first budget lifts 350,000 children from poverty but faces OBR warnings of future Osborne-style cuts. Analysis of the fiscal strategy and its impact on public services.
Rachel Reeves' 2025 Budget: Tax Rises & Fallout
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers a budget taking taxes to a record high amid economic growth downgrades. Listen to the full analysis on the Politics at Sam and Anne's podcast.
Reeves' Budget Imposes Record Tax Burden on UK
Rachel Reeves' budget takes UK into uncharted tax territory with £4.7bn pension raid after unprecedented OBR document leak rocked markets. Analysis reveals historic implications.
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Labour's £26bn budget gamble to buy time
Rachel Reeves delivers a £26bn tax-raising budget with only 20% directly helping households. Analysis reveals this is more about political survival than economic transformation.
Loan Charge: Third to have debts wiped away
Government announces major loan charge reforms, wiping debts for thousands and cutting bills by half. Find out how the £365m budget decision affects you.
Reeves's Budget Wins Cautious Market Approval
Chancellor Rachel Reeves's second budget has temporarily appeased bond markets, but experts warn future stability depends on meeting economic targets. Discover the key figures and market reactions.
Budget 2025: Tax and NI Changes Explained
Analysis of how Chancellor Rachel Reeves's tax, NI and benefit measures impact single people, couples, families and pensioners across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Reeves' Budget Speech Delivers No Surprises
Chancellor Rachel Reeves' budget speech contained no surprises after policy leaks. The OBR accidentally published the full budget online before delivery. Read analysis.
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Labour's stealth tax hits nearly million Brits
Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Budget extends tax threshold freeze, breaking manifesto pledge and drawing nearly a million into higher rate tax. Read the full analysis.
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