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

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

TORY plans to force hundreds of thousands of sick and disabled people back into work have been branded “heartless” by the SNP.

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research said interest rates are likely to have peaked at 5.25%.

Chancellor warned against ‘wriggling’ out of promises, as he looks at tweaking payments formula

A cash-freeze on Universal Credit and other benefits could plunge an additional 400,000 children into poverty, according to research.

Speakers at the 2023 Labour party conference have rightly addressed the economic insecurity affecting families across the UK. As winter approaches, many are at breaking point. One week earlier, however, the Conservatives were notably quiet on this point. And yet, the government’s own statistics show that four in ten adults…

Britain’s Treasury chief is announcing a hike in the national minimum wage

National living wage to increase to £11 an hour, Hunt to promise at Tory conference