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The wealth tax options Reeves could take to ease her fiscal bind

The wealth tax options Reeves could take to ease her fiscal bind

Faced with a challenging set of numbers, the chancellor is having to make difficult choices with political consequences.

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Compass takes further slice of European catering market with £1.3bn takeover

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Bank of England chief says ‘not sensible’ to tear up ring-fencing rules

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Minister insists fuel supplies not under threat despite oil refinery closure

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Heritage lobby cannot be allowed to stand in the way of development

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Some 52% of people ‘have recently been somewhere refusing or discouraging cash’

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Minister insists fuel supplies not under threat despite oil refinery closure

Minister insists fuel supplies not under threat despite oil refinery closure

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Three-quarters of small businesses will raise prices - yet nearly half are seeing profits shrink

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Bank of England chief says ‘not sensible’ to tear up ring-fencing rules

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Compass takes further slice of European catering market with £1.3bn takeover

Compass takes further slice of European catering market with £1.3bn takeover

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Alaska Airlines resumes flights after equipment failure at a data center grounds all its planes

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Vermont engineer revives pay phones for free calls in areas with poor cell service

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In the Bronx, the nation’s poorest Congressional district, federal funding cuts create perfect storm

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McDowell County, West Virginia, birthplace of food stamps, faces a disappearing safety net

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The government was once a steady partner for nonprofits. That's changing

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Why a far-right party in Japan made big gains

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Coca-Cola reports weakening global sales volumes in second quarter

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GM quarterly profit slumps 35%, but it sticks by full year outlook that was lowered in May

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£103m in Premium Bonds are unclaimed – how to check if you’re a winner

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Could you be sitting on a cash windfall? £103m in Premium Bond prizes unclaimed

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Water industry may be added to list of sensitive business sectors, says minister

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Water industry may be added to list of sensitive business sectors, says minister

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UK borrowing higher than forecast in June as debt interest costs soar

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UK borrowing higher than forecast in June as debt interest costs soar

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Rachel Reeves under pressure as UK borrowing higher than forecast in June thanks to soaring debt interest costs

Rachel Reeves under pressure as UK borrowing higher than forecast in June thanks to soaring debt interest costs

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Water industry may be added to list of sensitive business sectors, says minister

Water industry may be added to list of sensitive business sectors, says minister

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AstraZeneca unveils plans for £37bn investment in US amid tariff threats

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Sizewell C nuclear power plant construction to cost £38bn as investors sign deal

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Major supermarket super-sizes packs of one summer fruit as heatwaves boost crops

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Grocery inflation soars to 18-month high as pressure grows on UK shoppers

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AstraZeneca unveils plans for £37bn investment in US amid tariff threats

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Some firms ‘earn much more money than it costs to provide pay monthly insurance’

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Grocery inflation soars to 18-month high as pressure grows on UK shoppers

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Regulator finds ‘concerning’ evidence of poor handling of insurance claims

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Regulator finds ‘concerning’ evidence of poor handling of insurance claims

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Trump's Labor Department in push to deregulate workplaces

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Regulator finds ‘concerning’ evidence of poor handling of insurance claims

Regulator finds ‘concerning’ evidence of poor handling of insurance claims

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State pension age review needed to ensure system ‘affordable’ – Reeves

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Experts explain what happens to your pension when you die

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Some firms ‘earn much more money than it costs to provide pay monthly insurance’

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UK gives final go-ahead to £38bn nuclear plant

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Sizewell C nuclear power plant construction to cost £38bn as investors sign deal

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UK borrowing higher than forecast in June as debt interest costs soar

UK borrowing higher than forecast in June as debt interest costs soar

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Warm weather leads to glut of cherries with larger packs on sale at supermarket

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UK borrowing higher than forecast in June as debt interest costs soar

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UK borrowing higher than forecast in June as debt interest costs soar

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Regulator finds ‘concerning’ evidence of poor handling of insurance claims

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Regulator finds ‘concerning’ evidence of poor handling of insurance claims

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Some firms ‘earn much more money than it costs to provide pay monthly insurance’

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Some firms ‘earn much more money than it costs to provide pay monthly insurance’

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Families face £275 a year jump in supermarket bills as grocery inflation surges

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AstraZeneca pledges $50bn US investment ahead of drugs tariffs

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Budget tax hikes even more likely after huge jump in June borrowing

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Parents of man who died in Colorado jail say nurses, deputies ignored his pleas for 15 hours

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Mayor denies wrongdoing in a corruption probe into Milan's building boom

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L.A. Times owner intends to take newspaper public in coming year

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Regulator finds ‘concerning’ evidence of poor handling of insurance claims

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Government borrowing soars to second-highest level on record

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Best student accounts: The banks giving out £100 cash, £3,000 interest-free overdrafts and railcards

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Nearly 1 in 10 inheritance tax-paying families handed a half a MILLION pound bill

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An anti-fraud restriction on our home is making remortgaging a nightmare

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Business news live: Mortgage rules changed immediately and FTSE 100 starts above key threshold

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Some 52% of people ‘have recently been somewhere refusing or discouraging cash’

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Some 52% of people ‘have recently been somewhere refusing or discouraging cash’

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FTSE 100 Live 22 July: Index seen lower after record, Centrica acquires Sizewell C stake

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