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Budget 2026: Millions of UK households to get £100 energy bill payment – check if you’re eligible
Eligibility will be based on council tax band, the chancellor has said More
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Chancellor scraps gas standing charge – how will it affect your energy bills?
Chancellor John Healey’s decision to axe daily standing charges on gas bills has been broadly welcomed by experts – but a tough winter still looms More
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Healey ‘to scrap planned cut on cash ISA allowance’ in Budget
Savers will be able to put £20,000 a year into ISAs once more More
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Now Britain knows the cost of Brexit, we can finally discuss it properly
Editorial: The prime minister has called for an ‘honest conversation’ about EU membership – and his government is already in talks to allow Europeans to travel, live, study and work in the UK. It is a leap of faith that bodes well for closer alignment More
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UK accused of relying on ‘questionable accounting’ to meet key climate finance target
Exclusive: New analysis suggests around £2.1bn of the funds the UK counted towards its climate target did not come from new spending – without it the UK would have fallen nearly £1bn short of its target. Nick Ferris reports More
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Majority of Britons pessimistic about future of UK economy as 70% expect Budget tax hike, new polling shows
John Healey will deliver his first Budget on Wednesday in a highly anticipated address More
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Healey vows to give Britons ‘fresh hope for future’ in first Budget
In an eve-of-Budget video message, the chancellor has promised Britons ‘breathing space today, and fresh hope for the future’ in the face of rising bills More
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John Healey’s plan for a ‘Robin Hood’ Budget may not be as risk-free as he thinks
As John Healey prepares to deliver a ‘steady-as-she-goes Budget’, political editor David Maddox looks at why it may not be as dull as we have been led to believe More
