Claims extracted
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sentences that state something as happening or true
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25%
4 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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John Healey has launched a tax raid on banks despite being told the move would hike mortgages for millions of Britons.
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move → launch → Britons
The Chancellor today announced an extra three per cent on the current bank surcharge to help pay for a rising cost in energy bills.
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Chancellor → announce → bills
Despite admitting banks make a 'huge contribution' to Britain, Mr Healey said he is looking to the banking sector to 'help fund breathing space for British families'.
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he → admit → families
He added: 'I've made my choice in this Budget, asking a bit more of our banks to support ordinary people.'
The three per cent levy will be 'time limited' to pay for immediate support on energy bills and take effect from January for a 15 month period.
Banks already pay an additional three per cent toll on top of standard rates of corporation tax, meaning they will now pay a six per cent surcharge.
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they → add → surcharge
But the Chancellor brought forward the levy amid warnings it would hit British people in the wallets as they weather a cost of living crisis.
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they → bring → crisis
In a final plea to No 11 ahead of the Budget to change course, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said increasing taxes on banks would lead to 'lower wages for staff, higher prices for consumers or lower dividends for shareholders'.
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increasing → change → shareholders
John Healey has launched a tax raid on banks despite being told the move would raise mortgages for millions of Britons
JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon warned earlier this year that his bank could pull investment from the UK if Labour chose to 'become hostile to banks again'
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Labour → launch → banks
In a final warning ahead Budget, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said increasing taxes on banks would lead to 'lower wages for staff, higher prices for consumers or lower dividends for shareholders'
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increasing → say → shareholders
She added: 'When John Healey flirts with a tax rise on banks, it's not fat cats who will end up paying, it will be small businesses who find it harder to get a loan and it will be home owners facing higher interest rates on their mortgage.'
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it → add → mortgage
'What looks like a tax on banks or energy companies ends up going on your energy bills or your mortgage'.
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looks → look → bills
Both Andy Burnham and the Chancellor have made providing 'breathing room' to British households a key message of their Government.
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providing → make → Government
But analysts at financial services firm UBS said banks would pass on the cost of higher taxes to customers in the form of higher mortgage rates and lower savings rates ahead of the Budget.
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banks → say → Budget
It comes as the average mortgage rate on offer in the UK has already risen from 4.25 per cent before the outbreak of war in Iran to 5.06 per cent today, according to data released by Rightmove today.
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rate → come → Rightmove
Despite claiming earlier this month that banks were the 'jewel in the British economic crown', the move could also deter much needed investment into the UK.
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move → claim → UK
UBS analyst Jason Napier warned that a raid on banks would 'disincentivise' investment and 'bring in less money than moves the needle' on public spending and debt.
And JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon warned earlier this year that his bank could pull investment from the UK if Labour chose to 'become hostile to banks again'.
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Labour → warn → banks
Mr Healey's move brings the Labour into closer alignment with the Green Party, which has consistently called on Government to tax banks to the hilt.
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which → bring → hilt
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