3 d. ago Embattled Rachel Reeves urges public to be patient with Labour on rescuing economy

Labour chancellor has been warned of a £50bn black hole in the government’s finances and that inflation will see consumers hit with higher prices this winter

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5 d. ago Treasury breaks silence on council tax discount for state pensioners

Rachel Reeves' department has responded to a popular campaign urging ministers to consider reducing council tax for the elderly

Economics

7 d. ago Reeves urged to consider replacing council tax as thinktank warns of ‘impossible trilemma’ for chancellor – UK politics live

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research says government’s spending gap is on course to reach more than £40bnThis is from Chris Giles, economics commentator at the Financial Times, on Bluesky on today’s NIESR report.I see NIESR is talking today about a £41.2bn hole in the UK public financesTwo things are newsworthy: Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Warning for savers as 300,000 more people set to pay tax on their savings

Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves urged to act as experts warn many ordinary savers being ‘pulled into paying tax on their hard-earned savings’

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9 d. ago Tories demand Reeves ‘urgently rule out’ investment tax hikes

The Tories claim scrapping the £500 dividend allowance will drag an estimated 5.22 million more people into paying investment levies.

Economics

9 d. ago Rachel Reeves under pressure to ‘urgently rule out’ tax hikes

The Tories argue that leaving investors ‘in limbo’ could harm the economy

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9 d. ago Now Rachel Reeves is urged to slap VAT on private healthcare as ex

Lord Neil Kinnock, the former Labour leader, has called on the Chancellor to remove the VAT exemption on private healthcare at her autumn Budget .

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