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Is London really the most-taxed city? Banks accused of cherrypicking data

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian Business is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to London. The first report grouped here was at 24 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Is London really the most-taxed city? Banks accused of cherrypicking data”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Lobby group’s figures, shared with John Healey, are misleading as they do not include major rival Paris, say campaigners A banking lobby group has been accused of cherrypicking data and trying to mislead the British government by claiming a tax rise for banks at next week’s budget would leave London…
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Is London really the most-taxed city? Banks accused of cherrypicking data
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