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Free bus trips for children in England this August as part of Reeves's cost-of-living plan
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce a £100m cost-of-living relief plan for England, including free local bus travel for children aged 5 to 15 throughout August 2026, suspension of tariffs on over 100 food products, and an extension of the 5p fuel duty cut to the end of the year. The plan has drawn mixed reactions: Marks & Spencer CEO Stuart Machin called voluntary supermarket cost-cutting proposals "completely preposterous", while Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride argued market intervention isn’t the right approach, instead focusing on addressing inflation fundamentals.
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