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UK householders are 'spooked' over the possibility of an income tax hike in the Chancellor's Autumn Budget. A new survey has found that Brits have been concerned by persistent reports that planned tax rises could hit their pockets, with higher-rate taxpayers the most anxious about Rachel Reeves' Budget decisions.

A survey has found that people are more fearful of an income tax raid at the Budget than they are about a rise in VAT or stricter rules on inheritance tax. Mounting speculation about new HMRC tax grabs is now weighing on people up and down the country ahead of the November 26 statement.

Reeves has signalled that she will raise taxes next month despite saying last year she would not "come back" with more demands. Research by the pollster Opinium, commissioned by the

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