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North Sea oil and gas groups given go-ahead for new drilling
Fields connected to existing rigs and pipelines will be explored following consultation on future of industry
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Tories accuse Reeves of taxing workers to pay for £9bn in extra welfare spending
Half a million families on universal credit will gain an average £5,000 a year each due to abolition of two-child limit
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Budget exposes Labour to charges of being ‘high tax, high welfare’ party
For now Rachel Reeves appears to have reassured many fractious backbench MPs
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A horrid Budget for the ‘Henrys’
Tax squeeze set to hit higher-earning young professionals at key point in their careers
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Property income tax to rise as raid on expensive homes is confirmed
From April 2027, a 2 percentage point increase will be applied to basic, higher and additional rates
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What the Budget means for your money
New policies affect taxes, pensions, council tax and savings
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UK savers and investors hit by Budget tax raid
Tax on dividends and savings will rise in unexpected move
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France arrests two Russians and two others on spying charges
One suspect accused of seeking information from corporate chiefs on ‘French economic interests’
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