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- The chancellor is set to announce immediate cuts worth billions of pounds, aimed at plugging a gap in the public finances, when she addresses Parliament on Monday. Rachel Reeves’ plans are expected to include the cancellation of some road and rail projects, a reduction in spending on external consultants and a drive to cut public sector waste.
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Sep 15, 2024 · Cutting public investment in the UK would damage the “foundations of the economy,” a group of leading economists has warned Rachel Reeves, advising the chancellor instead to overhaul Britain ...
- UK ministers point to tough autumn Budget and possible tax rises
UK Treasury ministers are softening up public opinion for a...
- English councils: the budget cuts that are threatening ...
Local government in England has been reshaped by a...
- UK ministers point to tough autumn Budget and possible tax rises
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Jul 29, 2024 · The chancellor is set to announce immediate cuts worth billions of pounds, aimed at plugging a gap in the public finances, when she addresses Parliament on Monday.
Jul 21, 2024 · UK Treasury ministers are softening up public opinion for a tough autumn Budget and possible tax rises, after a near £5bn overshoot in public spending led to renewed claims they have been...
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Jul 28, 2024 · LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Britain's new finance minister, Rachel Reeves, told parliament her Conservative predecessor had left public spending on track to go over budget by 21.9 billion pounds...
Sep 11, 2024 · Chancellor Rachel Reeves has signalled her first budget as chancellor could be a painful mix of spending cuts, tax rises and increased borrowing.
Mar 5, 2024 · Chancellor Jeremy Hunt cuts workers' National Insurance by another 2p in the Budget, meaning it falls from 10% to 8%. He says the cut, to begin next month, is worth £450 a year for the average ...
Jan 23, 2023 · Local government in England has been reshaped by a protracted funding squeeze that withdrew £15bn from their budgets between 2010 and 2020. As budgets shrank, a larger proportion had to be...