28 m. ago Budget 2025 live: Income tax thresholds to be frozen for three years in budget, OBR leak indicates

Forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility were accidentally published before Rachel Reeves gives her statementUK borrowing costs fall after early release of budget forecasts – business liveCould you do better than Reeves? Play our gamePaul Nowak, the TUC general secretary, has rejected the concerns raised by the Resolution Foundation (see 9.54am) about the rise in the minimum wage rates. Asked about the thinktank’s comments, Nowak told Times Radio:I don’t accept those concerns ...First of all, that recommendation is based on the Low Pay Commission, which brings together employers, unions, independent experts, they’re tasked with making a recommendation on the minimum wage, which balances getting money into people’s pockets and the impact on unemployment. Continue reading...

Economics

30 m. ago Budget 2025 live: OBR error reveals Rachel Reeves’ full tax plans just minutes before speech

Chancellor to unveil series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in addition to ditching two-child benefit cap and changes to ISAs

Economics

86 m. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves appears with iconic red Budget briefcase ahead of unveiling tax rises and cuts

Chancellor to unveil series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in addition to ditching two-child benefit cap and changes to ISAs in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday

Economics

2 h. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves to unveil billions in tax rises based on ‘fair and necessary’ choices

Chancellor to unveil series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in addition to ditching two-child benefit cap and changes to ISAs in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday

Economics

3 h. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves says tax and spending changes based on ‘fair and necessary’ choices

Chancellor to deliver fiscal statement, billed as decisive moment for fate of Starmer government, at 12.30pmTax, pensions, savings: what to expect in the budgetReeves’s high-stakes budget in five key chartsCould you do better than Reeves? Play our gameYesterday the Metropolitan police said they were not allowing a planned protest in Westminster by farmers to coincide with the budget. Farmers have been protesting regularly about the decision announced in Rachel Reeves’ budget last year to extend inheritance tax to farms.The decision was criticised by the Conservative party, who said originally the Met had indicated the protest would be allowed. Last night Victoria Atkins, the shadow environment secretary, issued a statement saying:It doesn’t smell right, particularly when we think of the regular and frequent protests that are allowed in SW1 which inconvenience motorists, residents and businesses without consideration. Is this to save the chancellor embarrassment ahead of her budget o...

Economics

3 h. ago Budget 2025: What you can do with your cash ISA ahead of Rachel Reeves’ tax

A cut to the cash ISA limit doesn’t have to have a negative impact on your savings or your future

Economics

4 h. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves to unveil billions in tax rises as she admits public anger over UK economy

Chancellor to unveil series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday

Economics

13 h. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves faces day of reckoning as she unveils billions in tax rises

Chancellor to unveil series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday

Economics

23 h. ago Budget 2025 latest: Sugar levy on milkshakes and lattes confirmed as first tax hike in Rachel Reeves’s Budget

Chancellor to unveil series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday

Economics

24 h. ago Here’s what you could do with your money after cash ISA cut in Reeves’s Budget

A cut to the cash ISA limit doesn’t have to have a negative impact on your savings or your future

Economics

28 h. ago Rachel Reeves ‘set to deliver big blow for savers in Budget as she eyes up Cash ISA cut’

RACHEL Reeves is set to slash Cash ISA allowances in a big blow to savers, a report claims. The Chancellor is expected to cut the amount savers can stash away tax-free into Cash ISAs from £20,000 to £12,000 per tax year, according to The Financial Times. Earlier reports suggested Reeves was planning to slash the...

Economics

37 h. ago Rachel Reeves set to cut annual cash ISA limit to £12,000 in Budget

The chancellor is set to lay out her highly-anticipated Budget on Wednesday

Economics

45 h. ago Rachel Reeves to cut annual cash Isa limit to £12,000 in Budget

Move comes as UK government attempts to funnel more cash into London-listed stocks

Economics

8 d. ago Brits charged more than £100m in ISA penalties last year – Rachel Reeves, please fix this mess

The Lifetime ISA was meant to help young people buy their first home. Instead, it’s punishing them for trying. Gabriel Nussbaum explains why the Chancellor needs to reform it - before more first-time buyers pay the price

Economics

2 w. ago Global trading platform boss says Rachel Reeves' cash ISA raid plan is wrong and will create nation of 'zombie investors'

The UK boss of a major global trading platform has warned Rachel Reeve's planned raid on cash ISA's is simply the wrong way to get Britons investing again.

Economics

3 w. ago Why does the government want me to invest instead of save – and how do I start?

Rachel Reeves might cut the cash ISA allowance in a bid to push more Brits towards stocks and shares

Politics

4 w. ago Rachel Reeves sent major cash ISA cut warning over £2.5bn Treasury losses

The chancellor may still be considering a cut to cash ISA savings limits, but there are fears it would not encourage people to start investing

Economics

last month Almost HALF of money saved is put in a cash Isa, as Rachel Reeves mulls plan to slash allowance

Cash Isas hoovered up the largest share of savings in 2025 as savers rushed to get money in them ahead of rumoured cash Isa allowance cuts, This is Money can reveal.

Economics