Chancellor Reeves to make 'difficult choices' in a bid to fill £22bn fiscal hole

Autumn Budget 30 October

Eve Maddock-Jones
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has cut winter fuel payments for some pensioners as she attempts to shore up the fiscal finances, paving the way for tax rises in the autumn.

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