Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Five takeaways from Rachel Reeves' Budget
The Explainer Reeves announces tax rises of £40bn as she unveils fiscal plan
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Can Labour get away with tax rises?
Today's Big Question The chancellor has said taxes will have to go up to fill a £22bn hole in public finances
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Social care: why won't politicians fix it?
Talking Point The chancellor has scrapped plans to cap social care costs as part of drive to plug £22bn 'black hole' in government finances
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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The taxes Labour could raise to plug spending shortfalls
The Explainer Chancellor Rachel Reeves has warned Labour inherited a 'black hole' spending gap from the Tories
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Published
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How will Labour plug £20bn spending 'black hole'?
Today's Big Question Cuts to infrastructure projects and Whitehall spending are likely to be announced as part of chancellor's plans to save billions
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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How stamp duty works and who pays it
The Explainer As a Labour government may change how stamp duty works for first-time buyers, here's what you need to know
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Last updated
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What the Spring Budget really means for your wallet
The Explainer From tax cuts to child benefit changes, here's how the chancellor's latest fiscal update could affect your finances
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Published
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Five things to watch out for in Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget
The Explainer Economic case for tax cuts is 'weak', warns the Institute for Fiscal Studies
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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Nadhim Zahawi: the former chancellor with a ‘careless’ tax problem
In the Spotlight Tory chair’s situation is ‘terminal’, says ex-cabinet member
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Last updated
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Is Brexit to blame for the current financial crisis?
Talking Point Some economists say leaving the EU is behind Britain’s worsening finances but others question the data
By The Week Staff Published
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Quiz of The Week: 12 - 19 November
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Kwasi Kwarteng: the 38-day chancellor
In the Spotlight Mini-budget triggers departure of Liz Truss’s closest ally after less than six weeks in Exchequer role
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Last updated
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What would it take for Liz Truss to reverse tax cuts?
Today's Big Question PM defends controversial £45bn economic package as necessary to ‘get the economy moving’
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Mini-budget 2022: Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘growth plan’ in seven bullet points
feature The chancellor has insisted his changes will make the tax system ‘simpler and fairer’
By Arion McNicoll Published
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