2 w. ago Stealth tax raid hits incentives to work, save and even stay in the UK, warns Budget watchdog

David Miles, from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), suggested Rachel Reeves' freeze on income tax thresholds would weigh on growth in the economy.

Events

2 w. ago Pubs face financial ruin after Rachel Reeves' Budget stealth tax raid: Landlords hike pint prices, reduce opening hours and axe staff in desperate bid to save their boozers

Landlords have warned that punters could potentially be charged more than £18 for a pint as a result of surging costs - while the rate of pub closures accelerates.

Economics

2 w. ago Hospitality industry facing huge 'stealth tax' as Chancellor Rachel Reeves is accused of delivering 'smoke and mirrors' Budget

On Wednesday, the Chancellor announced a reform of business rates, which critics have claimed is a 'stealth tax' on the high street which could trigger mass shop closures early next year.

Events

2 w. ago Changes to business rates lead to accusations of a new stealth tax

UK government has cut the pandemic-era discount on levy for small companies

Economics

2 w. ago The Budget’s stealth tax phenomenon and how much it will cost you

Even when taxes don’t rise, your payments might as a result of what’s called fiscal drag

Economics

3 w. ago Britain's biggest stealth tax to cost families £340BILLION with more than 10million paying higher rates

Rachel Reeves this week extended the freeze on income tax thresholds for another three years to help fund extra spending on benefits - hitting millions of working people in the process.

Economics

3 w. ago Reeves’ stealth tax hits low earners harder than ‘sensible’ income tax change, says top think tank

People earning less than £35,000 a year will pay more than if chancellor had raised basic rate by 1p, says Resolution Foundation

Events

3 w. ago Key £12,570 personal tax threshold post Budget Rachel Reeves update as 'more pay'

900,000 extra people to pay tax as Resolution Foundation says it's 'Britain’s biggest stealth tax rise'

Economics

3 w. ago Stealth tax raid will see a MILLION more pensioners dragged into paying income tax

A million more pensioners will be dragged into paying income tax after Rachel Reeves confirmed she would extend the freeze on thresholds for another three years.

Economics

3 w. ago Budget 2025: 1.7 million workers to pay more income tax due to Reeves’s ‘stealth tax’

It will mean £140 more in tax for hundreds of thousands of earners

Economics

3 w. ago Use our interactive calculator to find out how much more YOU will pay after Rachel Reeves's tax bomb Budget

Stealth taxes, changes to pension contribution allowances, a mansion tax and a new levy on electric vehicles are among the measures hitting voters in the wallet.

Economics

3 w. ago Budget 2025: 1.7 million workers to pay higher income tax rates due to Reeves’s ‘stealth tax’

It will mean £140 more in tax for hundreds of thousands of earners

Economics

3 w. ago Budget 2025: What it means for you as Reeves extends income ‘stealth tax’ for three years

It will mean £140 more in tax for hundreds of thousands of earners

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves' new stealth raid on workers and pensioners as tax thresholds are put on hold for THREE MORE years

The Chancellor is set to keep the long-running freeze on personal tax thresholds in place for another three years beyond 2028.

Economics

3 w. ago Budget: What it means for you as Reeves extends income ‘stealth tax’ for three years

It will mean £140 more in tax for hundreds of thousands of earners

Economics

3 w. ago Change to income tax in Rachel Reeves' Budget to impact millions

It is known as 'stealth tax'

Economics

3 w. ago Damned by her own words: All the promises Rachel Reeves made on tax as Chancellor prepares to break them in Budget

Ms Reeves is widely expected to freeze income tax thresholds when she addresses the Commons at lunchtime, a move criticised as a 'stealth tax' that hits strivers on the quiet.

Economics

3 w. ago Britons brace for highly uneven impact of Rachel Reeves’ ‘stealth tax’

Use the FT’s interactive calculator to understand how a further freeze to income tax thresholds could affect you

Events

3 w. ago Britons brace for highly uneven impact of Reeves’ ‘stealth tax’

Use the FT’s interactive calculator to understand how a further freeze to income tax thresholds could affect you

Events

3 w. ago What is the ‘stealth’ rise in income tax and how will it affect me after the Budget?

The prime minister refused to rule out income tax thresholds being frozen – which could lead to people paying more

Economics