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North Sea plan allows drilling while enabling Labour to keep ‘no new licences’ pledge

‘Tiebacks’ will permit small amount of new fossil fuel extraction, but campaigners want bolder strategy

The Guardian - UK

CAMRA slam Budget as 'a dark day for UK drinkers, pubs and breweries'

The Budget did not address the pub industry’s concerns over VAT, energy bills or employer National Insurance contributions

Evening Standard

Budget 2025: Renters braced for price hikes after Rachel Reeves hits landlords with tax increase

The Conservative leader says Rachel Reeves’s plan to increase taxes on rental income will force landlords out of the market and leave tenants paying the price

The Independent UK

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Customs duty to apply to all small parcels to UK, Chancellor confirms

Currently, overseas retailers can send small parcels worth less than £135 to the UK without paying import duties.

The Independent UK

Reeves launches £26 billion tax raid as welfare spending rises

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s announcements will leave 1.7 million people paying more income tax.

Evening Standard

UK budget raises taxes by £26bn, gaining investor approval after surprise leak

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced tax-raising measures, including new duties on high-value properties, dividends, and savings, in the state budget presented on Wednesday.

Euronews

Has Rachel Reeves made the right calls in this budget? Our panel responds

After a tumultuous run-up to a make-or-break moment for the government, has the chancellor struck the right balance?

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‘A grotesque indignity to women’: Rachel Reeves scraps dehumanising rape clause

Rachel Reeves hit out at the “grotesque” rape clause tied to the two-child cap policy during her Budget speech.

The Independent UK

Government targets expensive homes and landlords with property taxes

Experts said the new high value council tax surcharge, dubbed a ‘mansion tax’, could have knock-on effects for the property market.

Evening Standard

Swinney urged to increase spending on benefits as Chancellor lifts two-child cap

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the UK Government’s actions will lift thousands of Scottish children out of poverty.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Reeves freezes fuel duty for now as she confirms 3p-a-mile electric vehicle charge

Rishi Sunak’s ‘temporary’ 5p-a-litre cut to be reversed in stages from next September in effort to keep EVs attractive

The Guardian - UK

Budget 2025: Reeves hammers London in £26billion tax grab hitting homeowners, renters, landlords and workers

Middle income workers, renters and the owners of expensive homes will be hit with tax hikes, but the poorest families and low paid employees got a Budget boost

Evening Standard

Steep increases for online gambling tax to address ‘highest levels of harm’

There are no changes for in-person gambling or horse racing, while bingo duty is being abolished entirely from April next year.

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What Rachel Reeves’ cut to vehicle excise duty will cost EV owners with new pay-per-mile measure

What the Chancellor’s 3p-a-mile plan means for EV drivers – plus Electric Car Grant and Expensive Car Supplement changes explained

Evening Standard

Budget 2025: All the property announcements from Chancellor Rachel Reeves

From the introduction of a ‘mansion tax’ to increasing the tax on property income, here are the property announcements contained in today’s Budget

Evening Standard

Budget 2025: Winners and Losers from Reeves' tax and spend plan

The Chancellor is targeting the wealthy while trying to protect people on low incomes

Evening Standard

Pay-per-mile for electric vehicles revealed: Typical EV driver faces paying more than £250 a year

Drivers of battery electric cars will pay 3p per mile from April 2028

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The Independent UK

The most chaotic Budget in living memory ends in complete shambles – before it’s even started

NEWS ANALYSIS: The accidental leak of details of Rachel Reeves’ Budget by the Office for Budget Responsibility before she got to her feet was one final bit of chaos for this make-or-break Budget, says political editor David Maddox

The Guardian - UK

How does freezing income tax thresholds affect your own tax bill?

Rachel Reeves is freezing tax thresholds in an attempt to plug the hole in the public accounts. Find out how it affects your tax bill

Evening Standard

Taxes hiked to ‘all-time high’ by Reeves as growth forecasts cut

More than 1.7 million people will face paying more income tax under the Chancellor’s plans.

The Independent UK

Reeves takes aim at ‘hypotherapist’ Zack Polanksi during Budget address

Rachel Reeves made a jab at “hypnotherapist” Zack Polanski whilst announcing her Budget on Wednesday (26 November).

The Independent UK

From mansion tax to cash ISA changes: Key announcements in Reeves’ Budget

The chancellor has unveiled £26bn worth of tax rises in the Commons as she attempts to plug a multi-billion pound gap in Britain’s ailing public finances

Evening Standard

Criminal inquiry demanded as ‘unprecedented’ leak of Chancellor's Budget reveals £26bn tax rises

Rachel Reeves condemns ‘deeply disappointing’ accidental release of Budget details ahead of her Commons statement

Evening Standard

Freeze to income tax thresholds extended to 2031 – what does it mean for me?

It means the current income tax bands will stay as they are until at least April 2031, for taxpayers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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