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How to protect yourself from Rachel Reeves and her shambolic, cash-grab Budget: JEFF PRESTRIDGE reveals what you must do now to stop Labour plundering your wealth

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A dog's dinner of a Budget on so many levels after weeks of twisting and turning by the Chancellor as she sought to fill a black hole in the nation's finances of her own making.

Reeves has swung a huge sledgehammer that'll wipe £37,000 off your pension - but there ARE ways to strike back...

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The Chancellor has launched a stealth attack on 'salary sacrifice' company pensions, with a new £2,000 cap on the pension contributions that can be made with tax breaks.

Dividend tax hiked in Budget blow to small business owners and investors

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Basic rate taxpayers will now be charged 10.75% tax on dividends they receive above the annual allowance of £500.

Typical home value to rise £33,000 by 2030 after new property taxes announced in the Budget

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The typical home will increase in value by around £33,000 between now and 2030, according to the latest forecast from the OBR.

There is at least one winner in the Budget as BINGO halls are given surprise tax break

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Taxpayers may not be feeling lucky after having their pockets picked of a total estimate of £26billion - but a surprise Budget winner is the traditional bingo hall.

The Budget LIVE Q&A: Simon Lambert reveals how YOU can protect your finances after Rachel Reeves' speech - as he answers your questions

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Simon Lambert will be answering all of YOUR questions at 4pm on Thursday after Rachel Reeves announced the autumn budget.

Budget crushes salary sacrifice in a blow to pension savers, what will it cost YOU?

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Salary sacrifice schemes allow workers to take a supposed 'pay cut', with the money paid into their pension or put towards some other benefit like childcare instead.

Cost of Labour: Families face FIVE years of stagnating living standards as taxes rise to record high

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Britain faces five years of stagnating living standards as the nation's tax burden rises to an all-time high, dismal new Budget forecasts reveal.

Cash Isa allowance slashed to £12,000 for under 65s in the Budget

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The Chancellor has decided to cut the cash Isa allowance as part of a plan to divert billions of pounds sitting in savings accounts into investments.

What the Budget 2025 means for you: How Rachel Reeves' tax hikes will hit

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has stood up to deliver her long awaited Autumn Budget for 2025. These are the main points at-a-glance.

How to beat Rachel Reeves' mansion tax: The nine measures that could save you a huge bill

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Homeowners with valuable properties will be forced to hand over between £2,500 and £7,500 to the Treasury every year from 2028 in a so-called 'mansion tax' sting.

Rachel Reeves to stage ANOTHER tax raid on landlords as income tax on rents is ratcheted up

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The changes will reduce returns for landlords who have already been pounded by higher taxes and increased regulation since 2016 - and could drive up rents for tenants.

Best Lifetime Isa providers: How Lisas work and top platforms

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You can save up to £4,000 a year in a Lifetime Isa and get a 25% top up on contributions. Here's how Lifetime Isas work, what types are available, and their benefits and pitfalls.

Rachel Reeves hikes savings interest tax with additional rate taxpayers to pay 47p on every £1 earned

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The rates of tax savers pay on their savings interest will be hiked from April 2027 in a shock move by the Chancellor

State pension will rise 4.8% to £12,548 a year next April, Chancellor confirms

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Popular triple lock guarantee means the state pension is increased by the highest of inflation , average earnings growth or 2.5%.

What next for mortgage rates?

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The best mortgage rates have almost hit 3.5 per cent with a number of lenders making aggressive cuts across home loan deals in recent weeks.

Green levies on energy bills scrapped in the Budget but Rachel Reeves opts against cutting VAT

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Households could save up to £150 on their energy bills over the course of the year, under plans announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn Budget .

Chancellor announces £1.5bn of EV measures to incentivise uptake - but will they offset threat of pay-per-mile tax?

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At the same time the Chancellor announced a controversial pay-per-mile tax on EVs, she's sought to keep demand ticking over by announcing new incentives for zero emission cars.

Pay-per-mile tax for electric cars from 2028 CONFIRMED in the Budget: EV owners tell us how it will hit them

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Electric vehicles will be subject to a mileage-based charge from April 2028 in a move that's been slammed by the motoring industry as 'confusing'.

'There's no reason to start a business in Britain': Budget delivers another hammer blow for small firms

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The Chancellor said she wanted to grow the economy, but founders say the Budget is unlikely to encourage entrepreneurship.

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