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Homes close to new pylons to be offered £1,000 off bills a year under Hunt plans

The move will come alongside plans to halve the time it takes to deliver new electricity networks to seven years.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt faces red wall revolt if he delivers ‘a budget for the rich’

The chancellor’s potential inheritance tax cut in Wednesday’s budget would aid millionaires amid a cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt hints at what’s in Autumn Statement amid inheritance tax and benefits cuts row

Chancellor could cut inheritance tax in Wednesday's Autumn Statement

Evening Standard

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‘Blue wall’ voters in Godalming and Ash cast doubt on chancellor’s chances of holding seat

Focus group in Jeremy Hunt’s constituency likens government to ‘a runaway train’ that is ‘losing credibility’

The Guardian - UK

Britain can’t borrow at these high interest rates, so we must tax the rich

The days of cheap credit that could have fuelled long-term investment have gone. Now chancellors must find a different source of revenue

The Guardian - UK

UK Treasury chief signals tax cuts and a squeeze on welfare benefits are on the way

U.K. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt says the government can afford to lower some taxes now that inflation is falling

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt says he faces ‘difficult decisions’ on tax and benefits

Chancellor rumoured to be considering £2bn of cuts to benefits while reducing inheritance tax

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Hunt warns of ‘difficult decisions’ on benefits as he mulls inheritance tax cut

The Chancellor could also cut taxes on businesses in Wednesday’s autumn statement.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt signals he will cut taxes in budget amid criticism it jars with planned benefits squeeze

Chancellor thought to be considering inheritance tax cut – despite being warned it would be ‘stupid’

The Independent UK

Chancellor has 'headroom' for £15bn worth or tax cuts of new spending at Autumn Statement, analysis finds

But that doesn't include the cost of extending temporary schemes that are already in place, which is likely to take up most of the £15bn

Evening Standard

'Coast clear' for inheritance tax cut in Autumn Statement - former Treasury boss

Jeremy Hunt refused to rule out the measure in a BBC News interview

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson demands inheritance tax cut for baby boomers to pass down ‘colossal’ wealth

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is believed to be considered making a 10 percent cut to inheritance tax

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt considering squeezing benefits while cutting inheritance tax

Ministers have already announced a fresh welfare crackdown amid efforts to get people back into work under a toughened sanctions scheme.

The Independent UK

Hunt warned against cutting tax for wealthy while making stealth raid on 36m workers

Chancellor considers deep cuts to inheritance tax in autumn statement to improve Tory polling

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The Guardian view on the Tories’ autumn statement: wrong to reward the rich and punish the poor

Editorial: The deepening cracks in the country’s social structure are a clear sign that voters cannot just be left to face the cold winds of the market on their own

The Conversation

Price inflation is slowing, but here's why it still feels like we're in a cost of living crisis

The latest UK consumer price index (CPI) data has been hailed as a win for prime minister Rishi Sunak’s aim to half inflation, announced earlier this year. Prices rose by 4.6% in October 2023, bringing the rate of price growth down to its lowest point since an October 2022 peak…

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt says tax cuts for businesses a ‘priority’ as he hints at benefits squeeze

Chancellor says businesses take ‘priority’ ahead of autumn statement

The Guardian - UK

What can Jeremy Hunt do with his £13bn headroom in the autumn statement?

Chancellor could try to win votes with a tax giveaway, but seems unlikely to improve the polls or the economy

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The Guardian - UK

Growing number of Tory MPs join push for carbon levy on UK imports

Charges said to be needed to prevent UK companies being undercut by higher-carbon overseas manufacturers

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt weighing up inheritance tax cut in autumn statement

Chancellor considering move after fall in inflation and being told he will have more money to spend

The Independent UK

Average family ‘could see council tax rise by £120 a year’

Council tax hike ‘will heap misery on struggling households’

Evening Standard

Autumn Statement: Government denies it's punishing the poor amid tax cut talk

Inheritance tax rumours swirl ahead of Jeremy Hunt's budget statement on November 22

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt considering inheritance tax cut and business relief in autumn statement

The chancellor has been handed a boost as official forecasters told the Treasury it has more room for manoeuvre than was expected

The Guardian - UK

Cameron is no moderating influence. The Tories’ autumn statement will prove that

Sunak has not had some Damascene conversion back to a mythical centre ground, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Winter recession fears for UK after fall in retail sales – as it happened

Retail sales volumes across Great Britain in October fell to their lowest level since February 2021, amid cost of living squeeze and wet weather

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