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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell

Forcing rich pensioners to pay back winter fuel allowance would be tax ‘nightmare’, Reeves warned

Questions have been raised over Rachel Reeves’ winter fuel U-turn after it emerged the government plans to reinstate the payments for all pensioners before attempting to claw it back from millions through higher taxes.

The chancellor is expected to set out Labour’s plans to reverse the controversial policy change at Wednesday’s spending review, but fresh questions have been raised over how the government will distribute the payments.

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