March 13, 2026
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Budget calculator shows if YOU are richer or poorer after Rachel Reeves’ speech

The Mirror rounds up all the key measures from Rachel Reeves’ Budget and how they will affect you and your money 15:18, 26 Nov 2025Updated 16:55, 26 Nov 2025 Families will be dissecting what the Budget means for their money(Image: GETTY) Rachel Reeves has finally delivered her Budget – with £26million worth of tax rises

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Rachel Reeves unveils tax rises and end of two-child benefit cap after Budget details released early – live updates

‘I’d like the chancellor to put more money in consumers’ pockets’ – business ownerpublished at 07:03 GMT 07:03 GMT Emma VardyReporting from Bradford The sun’s not up yet over Bradford as people are waking up across the UK’s 2025 city of culture on Budget day. Bradford’s been enjoying a year long celebration of its arts

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Budget 2025 live updates: Rachel Reeves to outline tax and spending changes

‘We earn £60,000 and want stamp duty scrapped’published at 09:36 GMT 09:36 GMT Wesley Thorne, 52, and his wife Toni live near Bristol with their two daughters. They’d like a bigger house but say stamp duty would add £15,000 to £20,000 to the cost of moving so want that tax scrapped in the Budget. Stamp

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Reeves increases minimum wage by 4.1% ahead of tax-raising Budget

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has increased the minimum wage by 4.1 per cent as part of a package to raise UK living standards, even as she prepares to unveil a massive tax-raising Budget that will hit

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Minimum wage to increase by 4.1% from April, with bigger increases for younger workers

Sugar tax changes recappedpublished at 15:44 GMT 15:44 GMT Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced in the Commons earlier this afternoon the government was making two key reforms to the so-called sugar tax ahead of tomorrow’s Budget. Let’s break down the changes. What is the sugar tax? It sounds all-encompassing, but the “sugar tax” – or

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Council tax bands explained and could you be hit by ‘mansion tax’ in Budget?

Rachel Reeves is said to be planning to revalue 2.4million the most expensive band F, G and H homes as part of her Budget Council tax is paid by millions of households(Image: Getty Images) Rachel Reeves is reportedly planning to introduce a new council tax surcharge on homes valued above £2million as part of her

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The £100k ‘tax trap’ set to hit 2.3mn taxpayers by 2029

Nearly 2.3mn taxpayers are set to earn over £100,000 by 2028-29, pulling them into the marginal tax rate and stripping families of childcare benefits. According to HMRC data obtained by Rathbones, 1.8mn taxpayers earned above the £100,000 threshold in 2024-25 and this is expected to rise to 2.29mn in just four years – an increase

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Budget live updates: Tax on packaged milkshakes and lattes expected to be announced

Government could impose ‘milkshake tax’ as it tries to raise incomepublished at 09:26 GMT 09:26 GMT In just over 24 hours, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will stand in the House of Commons and deliver her Budget, setting out the government’s tax and spending plans. For weeks, Reeves was widely expected to raise income tax – which

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Major tax changes expected on sugary drinks – as milkshakes and lattes targeted

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is preparing to announce plans to lower the threshold for the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, meaning more sugary beverages will be affected A levy on soft drinks was imposed in 2018 in a bid to tackle obesity(Image: Getty Images) The tax on sugary drinks will be widened to drive down obesity

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Reeves targets luxury homeowners with new £4,500 property tax

In an attempt to balance the books, the chancellor will increase the threshold for this property tax, raising it from £1.5 million to £2 million. In an attempt to balance the books, the chancellor will increase the threshold for this property tax, raising it from £1.5 million to £2 million. Picture: Getty Wealthy people will

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