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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell

Britons ‘to be £400 worse off’ due to Reeves’ tax hikes - despite pledge to boost pockets by £500

Working age households will be £400 worse off on average next year due to tax hikes, soaring bills and stagnant benefits, a leading think-tank has warned.

Days after Rachel Reeves boasted that Labour’s policies will leave families £500 better off, the Resolution Foundation said the outlook for living standards is actually “historically bleak”.

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