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“Healey also used his speech to announce plans to allow regional mayors to keep 20% of business rates and a share of income tax to spend on local priorities.”

“The Chancellor signalled a longer-term move to strip green levies from energy bills and de-link the gas and electricity markets Mr Healey has set aside £5.5billion to uprate benefits paid to 10million people by 3.5 per cent, in line with inflation.”

“The Times reported that Mr Healey will also announce plans in his Budget to axe green levies from energy bills and put them onto general taxation.”

“But the Daily Mail found locals in both were unimpressed by Mr Healey, who was also criticised after a U-turn over the Government's welfare plans.”

“Chancellor John Healey chose not to increase windfall taxes on oil and gas firms in Wednesday’s budget despite calls from some to tap into the sector’s mammoth profits to help pay for household energy support.”

“Asked whether Reform still had a policy of cutting capital gains tax on cryptocurrency, which could benefit its big donors, Farage said his plans still stood and would not benefit his backers overall.”

“John Healey is set to inflame Cabinet tensions over the Rosebank oilfield by basing the Budget's economic calculations on the assumption that it will be approved and will generate major tax revenues.”