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Issue 1687

£1.5bn - Extra tax on banks from temporary surcharge to help deal with tough economic conditions, including higher interest rates

£10bn - Increase in annual UK profits for major UK banks thanks to high interest rates
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Riot pact
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Budget smugglers
Labour’s fiscal sleight of hand

Daddy issues
The Daily Mail’s Thomas Markle problem

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