11 h. ago Pressure rises on Reeves as government borrowing costs hit 27

Chancellor will face more limited fiscal headroom at budget after yield on 30-year bond increases to 5.68%Business live – latest updatesReshuffle gymnastics prepare Starmer to walk tricky budget tightropeBritain’s long-term borrowing costs have hit their highest level in 27 years, intensifying the pressure on the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, before the autumn budget.The yield, or interest rate, on 30-year UK government debt hit 5.714% on Tuesday. That is its highest level since 1998, indicating that it will cost the UK more to borrow from the markets, above the previous 27-year high of 5.649% set in April. Continue reading...

Events

16 h. ago Now, about those tax rises Starmer gathers Cabinet for first meeting after humiliating Rachel Reeves and drafting in left

Keir Starmer's new-look top team will assemble in Downing Street amid fears the ground is being laid for another brutal tax raid at the Autumn Budget.

Politics

33 h. ago Inheritance Tax rules simplified and why they could change at the Autumn Budget

Inheritance Tax is a tax on the estate, such as property, money and possessions, of someone who’s died.

Economics

34 h. ago Keir Starmer seeks to get a grip on UK economy with new hires

PM hopes reshuffled team will help navigate perilous autumn Budget and spot political dangers ahead of time

Politics

36 h. ago Rachel Reeves admits Brits 'feel stuck' as dire poll finds nearly two

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing a brutal Budget reckoning this Autumn with warnings she has a black hole of up to £50billion to fill.

Politics

42 h. ago North Sea oil and gas will disappear 'within years, not decades' without Labour tax reforms

The industry body for the North Sea has called for the Chancellor to reform a controversial tax policy in her autumn Budget.

Events

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves plots raid on small businesses with £2billion VAT hike in autumn Budget

Officials are looking at proposals to slash the threshold at which small businesses and sole traders have to register for VAT. Pictured: Rachel Reeves

Economics

4 d. ago Labour's property market armageddon: Landlords selling up, soaring rents and home moves at a 'grinding halt'. Now the Mail's experts reveal what every homeowner must do to protect themselves

A series of property market tax proposals which have been floated ahead of the Autumn Budget are already hitting confidence among landlords and home movers.

Society

4 d. ago Torsten Bell’s manifesto: how could UK pensions minister shape tax reform?

Rachel Reeves has given the former chief of a left-leaning think-tank a key role in preparing her Autumn Budget

Politics

5 d. ago Kirstie Allsopp leads fury at Rachel Reeves' latest property tax raid: Anger at Chancellor's 'cunning plan' to hike levies on landlords sees her accused of 'running the economy like Baldrick'

Treasury officials are said to be looking at proposals to levy £2billion from property earnings as they scramble for revenue-raisers ahead of the Budget this autumn.

Economics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves 'plots tax raid on landlords by applying National Insurance to rental income' as Chancellor looks to plug £50bn spending hole

Treasury officials are said to be looking at proposals to levy £2billion from property earnings as they scramble for revenue-raisers ahead of the Budget this autumn.

Economics

6 d. ago The Guardian view on France’s latest political crisis: François Bayrou’s gamble on austerity does not deserve to pay off | Editorial

The likely fall of another prime minister is a further blow to Emmanuel Macron’s becalmed presidency. A change in priorities is neededFollowing a startling victory for Marine Le Pen in European elections last June, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, foolishly called a snap legislative poll. The idea was to give voters a salutary wake-up call, daring them to repeat their embrace of Ms Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party in a domestic election. The unanticipated result was a suddenly deadlocked parliament, in which the influence of the National Rally and the left significantly increased, and a lame-duck status for Mr Macron’s second term.That failed gamble has now led to another, which appears equally doomed. This week, Mr Macron’s fourth prime minister in two years put the future of his minority government on the line, in an attempt to pass a deeply unpopular budget this autumn. François Bayrou, intending to deliver his own wake-up call to MPs, has unexpectedly called a confi...

Politics

7 d. ago 'These are my top tips on how to have a budget city break this autumn'

There are several hacks and tips which can save you money on a mini-break without compromising on fun

Economics

7 d. ago Shield your pension, savings and property NOW from Rachel Reeves' Budget raid: Time's running out and it's going to be truly nasty, says money guru JEFF PRESTRIDGE... here's what to do

The tax panic season has started in earnest. Summer is far from over, yet speculation is rife as to what damage Rachel Reeves will inflict on our finances in the autumn Budget .

Economics

9 d. ago Nearly half of voters say Keir Starmer should axe Rachel Reeves because 'she is not up to the job', new poll finds

A total of 43 per cent think Ms Reeves should be removed from the Treasury, while just 19 per cent think she should stay in post to deliver the autumn Budget.

Politics

1 week ago Nearly half of voters say Keir Starmer should axe Rachel Reeves because 'she is not up to the job', new poll finds 

A total of 43 per cent think Ms Reeves should be removed from the Treasury, while just 19 per cent think she should stay in post to deliver the autumn Budget.

Politics

1 week ago We're about to move house and pay £93,000 stamp duty: Should we pull out on rumours tax could be axed?

We're due to exchange on 30 September - so it was extremely stressful to read about a potential overhaul of stamp duty rules in the Autumn Budget in October.

Economics

1 week ago Economy experts warn UK Government will have to raise taxes at Autumn Budget

The Labour Government has ruled out increasing income tax, employees’ National Insurance Contributions and VA.

Events

1 week ago FTSE ends above 9,300 for first time amid brighter PMI print

UK public sector borrowing was also better than expected last month, although the data is unlikely to end talk of tax rises in the autumn budget.

Politics

1 week ago New Look trainers in 'it colour' for autumn are £690 cheaper than designer pair

Shop autumn biggest fashion trend on a budget.

Economics