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Chancellor warned of crisis before make-or-break Budget

With hours to go until one of the most anticipated Treasury statements in modern history, Rachel Reeves has been given disastrous warning on the economy’s outlook

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UK politics: Risk of Maccabi Tel Aviv facing antisemitic attacks not ‘predominant’ reason for match ban, police tell MPs – as it happened

West Midlands police’s assistant chief constable says threat of violence by Maccabi fans was more important consideration

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves is set to unveil her Budget. Here’s what to expect

The chancellor is expected to announce a raft of tax hikes as part of her 2025 autumn Budget

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Reeves to hit 100,000 high-value properties with mansion tax in Budget

The tax will reportedly apply to homes worth more than £2m and could raise up to £450m for the Treasury

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Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves faces day of reckoning as she unveils billions in tax rises

Chancellor to unveil series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Thousands of Londoners 'to be hit by new expensive homes tax surcharge' in Budget

The Chancellor will reportedly hit homeowners with properties worth more than £2million with a levy that could raise £400-£450 million

Evening Standard

Key economic data and trends that will shape Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Government borrowing for the current financial year is the highest on record outside the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Reeves given stark Budget warning from business to avoid ‘death by a thousand taxes’

CBI director general Rain Newton-Smith will tell the chancellor that if her priority is growth, she needs to prove it or the country faces ‘Groundhog Day’

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Rachel Reeves prepares benefit fraud crackdown in Budget

The chancellor is expected to target Universal Credit reviews

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves to extend benefit fraud crackdown in Budget

It comes as she is expected to scrap the two-child benefit cap, in a move that could cost more than £3 billion.

Evening Standard

Government must make ‘hard choices and change course’, CBI boss to say

Rain Newton-Smith will tell ministers and business leaders that firms are worried the UK could ‘risk getting locked in a stop-start economy’.

The Independent UK

Warning 1.3m more people could pay higher income tax rate after Reeves Budget

Concerns over the impact of a ‘stealth tax’ have been highlighted as the chancellor confirms inflation busting rise in the state pension

The Independent UK

2.6 million people in London and South East to be hit by stealth income tax with Reeves Budget raid

The Chancellor is set to continue the income tax thresholds freeze, first introduced in 2022 by Rishi Sunak, until 2029/30

Evening Standard

Reeves to launch crackdown on benefit fraud alongside lifting two-child limit

Move aims to bring in extra £1.2bn of savings as government seeks to head off criticism over welfare spending

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The Independent UK

After all the hype and confusion, Reeves’s Budget must deliver clarity, stability and direction

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Britain deserves more than mixed messaging and policy drift. After weeks of premature proposals, the chancellor must deliver a Budget that provides the confidence and coherence so far lacking in both her stewardship and Labour’s broader economic direction

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