2 h. ago State Pension rise leaves retirees just £22 from tax threshold

The Chancellor has confirmed a 4.8% rise in the State Pension with experts warning those on the full rate will breach the tax threshold soon

Economics

2 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should Rachel Reeves apologise for raising taxes in the Budget despite promising not to?

Rachel Reeves has been berated for betraying her vows to working people as she insisted her monster £30billion Budget tax rise was the 'absolute minimum' possible.

Economics

4 h. ago All UK homes that will be hit hardest by new £7,500 tax hike

Rachel Reeves confirmed that many homes across the UK will be hit by new charges by the end of the year

Economics

4 h. ago London has plenty of posh breakfast options – but give me a greasy spoon any day | Adrian Chiles

The food’s better, the price is better and the company is better. You know where you are at a proper caffEarly some mornings, when I’m working in London, I go for breakfast with two good friends. So that’s me, a fabric dealer and a psychotherapist. Obviously this sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it’s one for which, at the time of writing, I have no punchline. Soho’s our hunting ground, the hunt in question being for somewhere to have breakfast at 7am. There’s not much open at that time. I mean, it’s not asking for much, is it? Somewhere to sit and eat at what is hardly a punishingly early hour.Being gentlemen of a certain age, we also require access to a toilet, which narrows our options still further. What this leaves us with is the grand total of four establishments. Three are fancy restaurants; one isn’t. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Lidl announces 8p price cut on six specific items in all stores

The budget supermarket has confirmed that the deal will happen later this year

Politics

4 h. ago 'How can we believe anything you say?' Susanna Reid confronts Reeves over tax rise broken promises as Chancellor fails to rule out MORE taxes

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was challenged by Susanna Reid on how anyone could 'believe anything you say' as she toured broadcast studios defending her raid.

Events

4 h. ago Martin Lewis: Income tax freeze 'breaks spirit of Labour manifesto and 1p rise would be less damaging'

In her Budget on Wednesday, Rachel Reeves announced £26 billion of tax rises

Politics

5 h. ago Travelodge warns over raft of cost hikes and Budget pressures

The group is facing higher staff bills, property taxes and a hit from the new tourist tax.

Events

6 h. 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

22 h. 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

23 h. ago Budget 2025: Renters braced for price hikes after Rachel Reeves hits landlords with tax increase

The Conservative leader says Rachel Reeves’s plan to increase taxes on rental income will force landlords out of the market and leave tenants paying the price

Economics

23 h. ago Food price hike fears mount after supermarkets hit with property tax rise

The Government will introduce a new business rates ‘surtax’ on larger commercial properties worth £500,000 or more.

Economics

24 h. ago Property income tax to rise as raid on expensive homes is confirmed

From April 2027, a 2 percentage point increase will be applied to basic, higher and additional rates

Society

24 h. 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

24 h. 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

25 h. ago Drivers hit with fuel price rise and tax hikes in Rachel Reeves' budget

There will new charges for electric vehicle drivers and a freeze on fuel duty will only continue until September 2026

Economics

26 h. 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

28 h. ago Rachel Reeves says Labour does not need to raise taxes in Budget in resurfaced clip

Rachel Reeves vowed not to increase taxes in the Budget, a resurfaced clip shared by Kemi Badenoch shows.

Economics

30 h. ago Budget 2025: Income tax rate will not rise, signals minister

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones makes clear the Government has ruled out a manifesto-busting increase in income tax

Politics

33 h. ago Financial experts reveal whether increasing income tax or VAT will have ‘least damaging’ impact on economy

Economic analysis has revealed which tax rise will be the better option for the economy

Economics