8 h. ago New personal tax thresholds £12,570 update as 'two year' plan emerges

Rachel Reeves is expected to announce a number of tax rises in the budget on November 26, after ditching plans to hike income tax

Economics

29 h. ago Anas Sarwar brands SNP 'economically illiterate' in clash over income tax rises

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Labour leader accused the SNP of "effectively arguing for a cut to its own budget".

Economics

30 h. ago Who could be behind the phantom briefing and the tax rise that wasn’t? Inspector Starmer is on the case | Marina Hyde

Chaos and ineptitude dog our poor PM. Perhaps the explanation lies (very) close to homeAt this rate the only businesses who will want to invest in Britain after the budget are heroin dealers. No 10 used to have a news grid, now it has an apology grid. Even so, why did Keir Starmer apologise for a sensationally self-destructive round of briefing against Wes Streeting if he didn’t do it? This is like me apologising for accidentally releasing sex offenders from prison. I suppose there is the occasional previous example in public life. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor apologised for his association with Jeffrey Epstein and gave a woman he’d never met a reported £12m. Perhaps that provides the prime minister with the warming cover of precedent.If you’re just joining us, this is a week in which the government finally achieved the chaos spiral of several recent Conservative administrations. We can now officially say: same car, different clowns. We are less than two weeks out from the budget, wit...

Politics

30 h. ago Anas Sarwar demands Rachel Reeves uses Budget to finally scrap two

The Scottish Labour leader said Rachel Reeves had to deliver a Budget that "confronts child poverty".

Events

32 h. ago Personal tax threshold change update as expert issues £843 alert to all workers

The Treasury has appeared to rule out an income tax rise in the 26 November Budget, but extending the current freeze alone would add an extra £843 tax bill to middle earners over the next four years

Economics

33 h. ago Planned income tax rise now set to be scrapped by Rachel Reeves

Her initial plan was expected to see income tax rates increased by 2p but the plans have now reportedly been the subject of a U-turn

Politics

36 h. ago The taxes Rachel Reeves could raise after income tax hike abandoned

There are many options on the table as the chancellor looks to raise considerable sums

Politics

36 h. ago Reeves ditched income tax rise after improved fiscal forecast

Dramatic U-turn ahead of Budget had sparked sell-off in UK government bond market

Politics

36 h. ago Reeves ditched income tax rise after improved UK fiscal forecast

Dramatic U-turn ahead of Budget had sparked sell-off in gilts and pound

Politics

39 h. ago Major update on Rachel Reeves' plan to hike income tax this month

An income tax rise would help her bridge a fiscal black hole estimated by some economists to be as much as £50billion

Politics

45 h. ago How 1million will pay tax for the first time if Budget raid goes ahead – min wage and pensioners will be hit hardest

A MILLION extra people will be dragged into paying income tax if Rachel Reeves presses ahead with a punishing stealth rise, a new report reveals. Pensioners and minimum wage earners face being hit by tax thresholds being frozen for a further two years to help balance the books. Income tax thresholds are frozen until 2028, so...

Economics

45 h. ago Rachel Reeves ‘set to ditch plan to raise income tax’ in Budget

Chancellor reportedly set to abandon income tax hike plan amid fears move could anger voters

Economics

54 h. ago Anas Sarwar would struggle to find the route to victory at Holyrood with a pair of binoculars

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the latest nonsense from Downing Street is another example of the Labour Government scuppering Sarwar.

Events

55 h. ago Anas Sarwar hits out at Downing Street briefers 'undermining' Labour government led by Keir Starmer

Anas Sarwar has accused Downing Street briefers of “undermining” the message of the Labour UK government.

Events

55 h. ago Anas Sarwar hits out at briefers 'undermining' Labour government led by Keir Starmer

Anas Sarwar has accused briefers of “undermining” the message of the Labour UK government.

Events

55 h. ago Reeves Budget tax rise warnings and No10 'coup' chaos slammed for slowing Britain's economy

Former NatWest boss Sir Howard Davies accused the Government of making it harder for businesses with its ‘behaviour’ and policies

Events

55 h. ago Anas Sarwar blasts “deeply unhelpful” and “unacceptable” Downing Street briefing war

The Scottish Labour leader hit out after over 24 hours of chaos at the heart of the UK Government.

Events

56 h. ago NHS will face pressure this winter during ‘challenging’ flu season, says Swinney

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar accused the Government of forcing the health service to ‘breaking point’.

Sport

3 d. ago SIMON LAMBERT: Why Rachel Reeves' Budget may spell bad news for your pay packet

The budget is coming up and the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, needs to balance Britain's books. That could spell bad news for your pay packet.

Economics

3 d. ago Reeves torpedoes Labour's manifesto in huge Budget tax gamble which could put Farage in No10

Commentary: The Chancellor has been so clear that she is going to torch the party’s manifesto tax promise that a U-turn now would stun Westminster

Economics