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Rachel Reeves is set to abandon her income tax plan for UK households in the Labour Party Autumn Budget. But she could still deliver eight cruel blows to households up and down the nation on November 26, 2026.

Ms Reeves is expected to announce a raft of changes in the Budget. But she is said to have committed to a major U-turn over fears the plans will be politically devastating.

The Chancellor and Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, have reportedly scrapped proposals to raise the basic and higher rates of income tax specifically over fears of angering MPs and the wider public.

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The Chancellor wrote to the Office for Budget Responsibility confirming that hiking the levy would be among the "m

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