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Sky News Business21.05.2026SiyasetUnited Kingdom

Rachel Reeves announces £1.6bn summer savings package including VAT cuts and fuel duty freeze

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils a summer savings scheme with VAT cuts for kids' meals and leisure, free bus travel, a fuel duty freeze, and support for chemicals and ceramics, funded by closing a tax loophole on multinationals.
The £1.6bn package aims to ease cost-of-living pressures.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils a summer savings scheme with VAT cuts for kids' meals and leisure, free bus travel, a fuel duty freeze, and support for chemicals and ceramics, funded by closing a tax loophole on multinationals. The £1.6bn package aims to ease cost-of-living pressures.

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