10 h. ago Kremlin plotted to blame unpopular tax rise on west to shield Putin

Guidelines issued to state-controlled media said Russia’s president should not be personally linked to VAT rise

Politics

24 h. ago EasyJet set to hike profits in face of French strikes and higher costs

Most analysts are forecasting easyJet to report a rise in headline pre-tax profits to £650 million for the year to the end of September.

Economics

6 d. ago Rachel Reeves urged to scrap international student levy over concerns for growth

Business groups slammed ‘university tax’ and warned a rise in fees will have ‘unintended consequences’ for the UK

Society

8 d. ago Who could be behind the phantom briefing and the tax rise that wasn’t? Inspector Starmer is on the case | Marina Hyde

Chaos and ineptitude dog our poor PM. Perhaps the explanation lies (very) close to homeAt this rate the only businesses who will want to invest in Britain after the budget are heroin dealers. No 10 used to have a news grid, now it has an apology grid. Even so, why did Keir Starmer apologise for a sensationally self-destructive round of briefing against Wes Streeting if he didn’t do it? This is like me apologising for accidentally releasing sex offenders from prison. I suppose there is the occasional previous example in public life. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor apologised for his association with Jeffrey Epstein and gave a woman he’d never met a reported £12m. Perhaps that provides the prime minister with the warming cover of precedent.If you’re just joining us, this is a week in which the government finally achieved the chaos spiral of several recent Conservative administrations. We can now officially say: same car, different clowns. We are less than two weeks out from the budget, wit...

Politics

8 d. ago Personal tax threshold change update as expert issues £843 alert to all workers

The Treasury has appeared to rule out an income tax rise in the 26 November Budget, but extending the current freeze alone would add an extra £843 tax bill to middle earners over the next four years

Economics

8 d. ago Planned income tax rise now set to be scrapped by Rachel Reeves

Her initial plan was expected to see income tax rates increased by 2p but the plans have now reportedly been the subject of a U-turn

Politics

8 d. ago Reeves ditched income tax rise after improved fiscal forecast

Dramatic U-turn ahead of Budget had sparked sell-off in UK government bond market

Politics

8 d. ago Reeves ditched income tax rise after improved UK fiscal forecast

Dramatic U-turn ahead of Budget had sparked sell-off in gilts and pound

Politics

8 d. ago Major update on Rachel Reeves' plan to hike income tax this month

An income tax rise would help her bridge a fiscal black hole estimated by some economists to be as much as £50billion

Politics

8 d. ago How 1million will pay tax for the first time if Budget raid goes ahead – min wage and pensioners will be hit hardest

A MILLION extra people will be dragged into paying income tax if Rachel Reeves presses ahead with a punishing stealth rise, a new report reveals. Pensioners and minimum wage earners face being hit by tax thresholds being frozen for a further two years to help balance the books. Income tax thresholds are frozen until 2028, so...

Economics

9 d. ago Reeves Budget tax rise warnings and No10 'coup' chaos slammed for slowing Britain's economy

Former NatWest boss Sir Howard Davies accused the Government of making it harder for businesses with its ‘behaviour’ and policies

Events

1 week ago Reeves torpedoes Labour's manifesto in huge Budget tax gamble which could put Farage in No10

Commentary: The Chancellor has been so clear that she is going to torch the party’s manifesto tax promise that a U-turn now would stun Westminster

Economics

1 week ago Reeves torpedoes Labour's manifesto in huge tax gamble which could put Farage in No10

Commentary: The Chancellor has been so clear that she is going to torch the party’s manifesto tax promise that a U-turn now would stun Westminster

Politics

1 week ago Scots tycoons back 'temporary' income tax rise by Labour Government

Willie Haughey and Tom Hunter offered a measured assessment on speculation Chancellor Rachel Reeves is ready to raise tax.

Politics

1 week ago Reform council approves tax rise on second homes despite Farage calling it ‘extortion’

North Northamptonshire, one of nine councils led by rightwing populist party, will introduce policy in 2027

Politics

1 week ago Use our calculator to check how a 2p income tax rise could hit YOUR finances

HOUSEHOLDS around the UK are bracing themselves for tax hikes in Rachel Reeves' Budget later this month. The Chancellor yesterday once again paved the way to hike income tax in a breach of her manifesto commitment to help plug the nation’s finances. It comes as Labour previously pledged not to increase taxes on "working people"....

Economics

1 week ago Reform council plans tax rise on second homes despite Farage calling it ‘extortion’

North Northamptonshire set to vote on policy earmarked for introduction in 2027

Politics

1 week ago Perth council chief makes grim council tax rise warning over social care costs

The comments from Perth and Kinross Council's leader comes as he meets finance and health ministers to find a solution amid an "unprecedented" level of complex care packages in the region.

Events

1 week ago Labour's flagship manifesto pledge on tax to be ripped up, Reeves makes clear ahead of Budget

The Chancellor said sticking to Labour’s manifesto commitments would mean ‘deep cuts’ to capital spending, something she indicated she will not do

Economics

1 week ago Reeves to hammer London and South East with 2.8m facing Budget blow from 2p income tax rise

The Chancellor has been hit by a Labour revolt over breaking the party’s manifesto by raising income tax

Economics