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The Budget

Huge update on plan to increase personal tax allowance to £20,000
Politics
The petition, which has garnered over 161,000 signatures, is set to be debated in Parliament after easily surpassing the 100,000 barrier. The Treasury has been forced to respond
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DWP alert over £9,320 state pension 'payment gap' as MP suggests 'reduction'
The Budget
The payment gap will increase from April
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Maximum council tax rise approved for Leicestershire residents
Politics
'We do not want to increase council tax again this year, but without it we would have to make a further £20 million saving'
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HMRC 'reclassification' means 'act now or get stung'
The Budget
A major change is coming within weeks, but many people might not be aware of it
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Maximum police tax rise approved amid fears people will 'pay more for less'
Leicestershire Police
Councillors reluctantly approved the rise in the precept
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DWP State Pension increase warning over 'big unknown'
State pension
Major changes that have yet to come in could have a big impact
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Leicestershire farmer considered quitting after tax changes in Rachel Reeves's Budget
Environment
Oli Stokes said he was initially 'shocked' by the proposals
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Maximum police tax increase and cuts to force numbers on cards for Leicestershire
Leicestershire Police
The Police and Crime Commissioner says more money is needed as 'cutting crime costs'
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Council gives £200,000 'facelift' to homes for people most in need
property news
The properties had previously been closed down by the authority
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Education secretary claims only 'small minority' will be impacted by two school closures
Education
Funding changes and government rules have been seen as a reason for the closures
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DWP target Universal Credit and disability benefits in ‘radical reforms’
Your Money
Welfare costs are over £8billion above set Government caps
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Leicestershire's Age UK may reduce services due to 'staggering' £400k National Insurance increase
In the News
The charity, which runs day centres and shops across the city and county, said the charity sector would be hit hard by the policy
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Passenger's confusion after paying two different prices for journey
Traffic and Travel
He claimed not even the driver could explain the price difference
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Nine major changes to sickness and disability benefits recommended to the DWP
Labour Party
The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has said that reform is needed to tackle rising costs
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Tax rises or service cuts - Leicestershire council gives residents the choice
Your Money
Officials say 'non-essential' services could be reduced
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Shoe Zone annual profits slump as more stores shut
Leicester shopping
The Leicester based firm has previously blamed the Budget for its ongoing troubles
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'Tax trap' to hit 800,000 more Brits this year - how to beat it
Conservative Party
Hundreds of thousands more people will be forced to pay tax this year, according to new analysis
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Harborough council proposes raising council tax by maximum amount in new budget plan
Politics
It is looking to increase by the maximum amount possible
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700,000 UK homeowners warned over mortgage changes
The Budget
The Bank of England warned that millions of families face a "big increase" in monthly payments when they remortgage - and that number looks set to rise further
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Second school announces closure in matter of days amid 'unavoidable' VAT changes
Education
The school said it could no longer operate
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Leicestershire school announces 'out of the blue' closure
Education
The school has blamed the move on "financial challenges"
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Bank of England interest rates predicted to fall 'relatively slowly'
Your Money
The warning comes on the back of a new survey from Halifax
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How much Leicestershire passengers will be charged with new £3 fare cap
Leicester Buses
Passengers were worried about the price increase when it was announced last year
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DWP Universal Credit payment date changes for Christmas and New Year
Christmas
The DWP has confirmed that some Universal Credit payments due will be made earlier than planned
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