Chancellor Rachel Reeves is widely expected to pull the lever on tax hikes in order to fill a black hole in the public finances when she delivers her second budget in the House of Commons.

Ms Reeves has said the Budget will focus on three priorities: cutting the cost of living, cutting NHS waiting lists and cutting the cost of debt.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she 'will take the fair and necessary choices to deliver on our promise of change' when she delivers the Budget in the House of Commons

The Chancellor is reportedly going to adopt what is being called a 'smorgasbord' approach to raising taxes at the Budget

The National Living Wage will rise from next April by 4.1% to £12.71 an hour for eligible workers aged 21 and over

The National Minimum Wage rate for 18 to 20-year-olds will

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