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ECONOMY • UNITED KINGDOM

UK budget offers £100 energy payment as thinktank questions targeting

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The UK budget provides a £100 winter payment to 20 million households and raises taxes on banks and landlords to help fund it. The Resolution Foundation says the energy support is poorly targeted and will not prevent bills from exceeding levels seen during the previous energy shock.

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The measures affect UK households, banks, landlords and public spending. The articles link higher energy prices to global turmoil, but do not establish a specific effect on U.S. households or businesses.