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UK Budget: Chancellor Reeves Announces $52B in Tax Rises

UK Budget: Chancellor Rachel Reeves Announces $52B in Tax Rises Within Labour Budget

UK Budget: Chancellor Reeves Announces $52B in Tax Rises
Above: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves holds the red Budget box outside 11 Downing Street ahead of the announcement of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review in the House of Commons in London on Oct. 30, 2024. Image credit: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images

The Spin

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