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Tax rises will almost certainly hit the capital hardest given that it is the wealthiest region of Britain.
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it → hit → Britain
However, with his hands partly tied due to Britain’s debt mountain having risen to an eyewatering £3 trillion, Mr Healey was seeking economic growth through a major shift of powers to stop the UK being such a centralised nation.
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UK → tie → powers
The City
Finance chiefs in the Square Mile were prepared for a possible extra tax hit of £2 billion-a-year on banks, after the big four - HSBC, NatWest, Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group - collectively made around £15 billion profit in the first half of this year.
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four → prepare → year
Unions have been calling for the move to raise money to ease the cost of living for millions of struggling households.
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Unions → call → households
Ahead of going to the Commons to deliver his speech, Mr Healey said: “This Budget is designed to give households breathing space from some of the everyday costs, provide targeted support for businesses and self-employed people, and to start the long-term action needed to get energy costs down for good.”
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Budget → go → costs
Capital gains tax
Economists have warned Mr Healey of the risk of undermining growth with new tax rises and he has decided not to increase capital gains tax, defying calls from some of Mr Burnham’s close allies to do so.
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he → warn → allies
Cost of living
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Young workers
The Chancellor was set to announce a rise of around 4% in the National Living Wage for workers aged 21 and over, and in the National Minimum Wage for those aged 18 to 20.
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Chancellor → read → 20
The Minimum Wage was ramped up by 26% between 2025 and 2026 but the jump was blamed for bosses in pubs, hotels, the wider hospitality and other sectors hiring fewer staff as workforce bills rose.
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bills → ramp → staff
The Chancellor was reportedly due to make the Government's revived Help to Buy scheme more generous than initially planned, including in London.
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scheme → make → London
He was expected to set a cap for household eligible for the Your First Home scheme, which offers first-time buyers a 20% equity loan, at £110,000 outside the capital and £140,000 in the city.
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which → expect → city
More than £1 billion may be allocated for social and affordable homes.
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billion → allocate → homes
Pensioners and triple lock
A million pensioners in London will be impacted by the proposed change to the “triple lock” from 2030 which will see the State pension rise by inflation, 2.5% but no longer the increase in average earnings, which ever is the higher.
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which → impact → earnings
The tax-free allowance for low-income pensioners may rise next year to just over £13,000 to meet the pledge that the elderly who rely only on the State pension do not pay income tax.
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who → rise → tax
Business rates cut
The move would mean thousands of high-street shops, cafes, pubs and other small businesses would no longer have to pay business rates, or have lower bills.
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thousands → cut → bills
The Chancellor had an economic cushion, or “fiscal headroom”, of around £24 billion in March, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility and this was expected to fall as he tries to balance the books.
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he → have → books
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned he will have to find £35 billion in benefit cuts, tax rises, or a combination of the two, to avoid having to make major cuts to budgets for public services in coming years, if he is to boost defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030.
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he → warn → 2030
The Aporia
