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Brits have been warned to expect tax hikes and spending cuts as the government attempts to get the economy back on track

Pensions in line with inflation. but beyond that, there is absolutely no denying that households are going to be really, really squeezed. so what can be done to mitigate that and try to lessen the impact of the recession?— to lessen the impact of the recession? ., , , recession? your viewers will be feelin: recession? your viewers will be feeling that _ recession? your viewers will be feeling that impact, _ recession? your viewers will be j feeling that impact, particularly from inflation. a l...

Freeze, which would bring more people into higher rates of tax. council tax increases, they may lift the referendum pack, which would allow local authorities and councils to increase council tax by more. the £2000 to £3000 energy price cap rise. we are going to hear more from jeremy hunt about the help that will be given to people following next april. it may be more targeted and less generous at that point. the top rate limit from £150,000 to £125,000. the increase in when phil tax has been...

We are facing the highest tax burden for at least the last seven decades.

Employment levels have yet to return to pre—pandemic levels which is bad for businesses who cannot fill vacancies and bad for people missing out on the opportunity to do well for themselves and their families. so the prime minister has asked the work and pensions secretary to do a thorough review of issues holding back workforce participation, to conclude early in the new year. alongside this i am also committed to helping people already in work to raise their incomes, progress work and become...

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0n the issue of a windfall tax, there is some support for that in parts of scotland, but in the north—east of the country in particular, there is concern that it might affect investment in the north sea, including in renewable energy. one of the problems facing northern ireland at the moment is that there is a big black hole in public finances. some £660 million has been overspent on public services due to the cost of so many things going up. and there is no functioning government in place he...

Help with energy bills will be cut back — from april, typical bills will rise from £2,500 to £3,000 a year. but pensions and benefits will go up by more than 10% in line with inflation, and the minimum wage will rise too. its all looking positive. im quite happy. yeah, im quite overwhelmed, actually. how are we going to make ends meet? how are we going to pay for our bills? pay for our gas and electric? i have absolutely no idea. and coming up, they cant wait to get started, but that heat de...

Bills under a £55 billion package to reduce borrowing. the pensions and benefits will go up in line with inflation and the national living wage will rise too. here is the chancellor in parliament earlier. the face of unprecedented global headwinds, families, pensioners, businesses, teachers, nurses and many others are worried about the future. so today we deliver a plan to tackle the cost of living crisis and rebuild our economy. lets to tackle the cost of living crisis and rebuild our economy....