8 h. ago Scottish Finance Secretary requests urgent meeting with Chancellor before Budget

Shona Robison has asked to meet Rachel Reeves where she will set out her three tests for the upcoming Budget.

Economics

18 h. ago How could Rachel Reeves increase income tax in her Budget – and what would it mean for you?

Chancellor reportedly tells watchdog she intends to increase personal tax in one of several ‘major measures’ planned for Budget at end of month

Economics

19 h. ago Pensioners could pay £380 a year EXTRA in tax under Rachel Reeves’ Budget plot

MILLIONS of pensioners face paying an extra £380 a year in tax under Rachel Reeves' Budget plans. The Chancellor is expected to increase income tax by 2p in her Autumn Budget, while cutting National Insurance (NI) payments by 2p for earnings under £50,270. This would ease the burden on workers, as the income tax hike...

Economics

25 h. ago BRIAN READE: 'Honesty is best policy for Rachel Reeves and she has to admit Labour was wrong'

The Chancellor needs to tell us in her Budget that to fix our broken economy we all need to pay more tax, with the wealthiest paying the most, Brian Reade says. Because Labour has nothing to lose right now

Events

25 h. ago Why pensioners could be hardest hit in the Budget if Rachel Reeves gets her way and the poorest will feel it the most

I BELIEVE this could be the worst Budget in modern times for pensioners. Rumours are rife about Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plans on November 24 when she delivers her Budget. But one thing is for sure, pensioners are in her sights. Earlier this week, the Chancellor said: “each of us must do our bit”. MPs repeatedly...

Economics

26 h. ago Stuart Machin: ‘We turned M&S around – Rachel Reeves’s budget could undo our good work’

Having made the high-street stalwart fashionable again and steered its 32 million customers through one of the worst ever cyber attacks in the UK, the CEO is looking forward to some Christmas cheer. There is just one dark cloud on the horizon, he tells Geordie Greig

Economics

32 h. ago Reeves ‘targets tax raid on employee pension contributions at Budget’

Employees contributing more than £2,000 a year into work-based pensions could face additional tax, according to a report by The Times

Economics

36 h. ago Almost 9million pensioners to be hit by Rachel Reeves's income tax raid as Chancellor 'tells Budget watchdog she will break Labour's manifesto pledge'

The Chancellor has paved the way for fresh levy hikes later this month after she used a Downing Street speech on Tuesday to warn Britons: 'Each of us must do our bit.'

Economics

39 h. ago Just one in five voters approve of Reeves breaking manifesto tax pledge at Budget, new poll shows

Exclusive: The government needs to provide a positive vision for change if it wants to win the public’s backing for manifesto-breaking tax rises, a new report shows

Politics

40 h. ago Almost 9million pensioners to be hit by Rachel Reeves' income tax raid as Chancellor 'tells Budget watchdog she will break Labour's manifesto pledge'

The Chancellor has paved the way for fresh levy hikes later this month after she used a Downing Street speech on Tuesday to warn Britons: 'Each of us must do our bit.'

Economics

41 h. ago How much an income tax rise would cost you if Rachel Reeves increases it in the Budget

The chancellor's hints at an income tax rise have been met with alarm from some

Economics

42 h. ago Voices: ‘It was inevitable’: Drivers react to reports of pay

Our community is divided over Rachel Reeves’s proposed 3p-per-mile EV tax. While some called it a fair replacement for lost fuel duty, others warned it could risk slowing the transition to electric vehicles

Politics

43 h. ago Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget could bring these 4 huge changes

The Autumn Budget is just a couple of weeks away, and with it will come a whole host of changes that could affect your personal finances

Politics

45 h. ago 2p or not 2p? Rachel Reeves 'tells Budget watchdog she plans to break Labour's manifesto' as Chancellor mulls 'putting 2p on income tax while cutting 2p from National Insurance'

The Chancellor is said to have told the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) that a rise in personal taxation is one of the 'major measures' she is planning to announce.

Economics

46 h. ago Rachel Reeves reveals she's planning to increase income tax at the Budget

The move would break one of Labour’s core manifesto promises in an attempt to close the black hole in public finances Reeves’ government inherited

Economics

47 h. ago Keir Starmer hit by bitter Cabinet infighting over Lammy’s handling of jail crisis and Labour revolt on tax

Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says the Government ‘should be following through’ on its manifesto pledge on not raising key taxes

Events

47 h. ago MPs urge Reeves to tax online betting games to reflect the harm they cause

The government should not ‘cave in to industry scaremongering’, the Treasury Committee has urged

Politics

48 h. ago Bombshell signal Rachel Reeves plans to increase income tax in Budget

Rachel Reeves has reportedly told the Budget watchdog that she is planning to hike income tax in her November 26 statement, in the clearest sign yet of the Chancellor's plans

Economics

56 h. ago Rachel Reeves urged to hit betting firms with tax hikes in the Budget

A committee of MPs has called on the Chancellor to press ahead with taxing harmful parts of the gambling industry with tax rises

Economics

62 h. ago Labour must stick to manifesto pledge not to raise key taxes, Lucy Powell says

The new deputy leader’s intervention could cause a headache for Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who has rolled the pitch for higher taxes at her Budget.

Politics