57 h. ago Brit drinkers 'are paying four times more tax on cocktails than Spain' as industry urges Reeves not to hike duty again at Budget

Excise duty on a standard 50ml double measure of gin, vodka or rum is 66p, double the level in France and Poland .

Economics

3 d. ago Reeves warned she will have to break manifesto commitment on tax to deal with economic black hole

Leading economists have questioned strategy of ‘fiddling around’ with new small taxes – such as the mansion and gambling taxes – to avoid economic crisis

Economics

4 d. ago Bank shares sink on reports Reeves could hike tax on their profits in the Budget

Shares in Britain's biggest lenders fell sharply on Friday morning as investors fretted over reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning a tax raid on the sector.

Economics

6 d. ago Reeves ‘plots tax raid on landlords’ to help plug £40bn Budget black hole

Chancellor considers applying national insurance to rental income, according to reports

Economics

7 d. ago Rachel Reeves confirms MP Torsten Bell will help with Budget prep

He ran the Resolution Foundation think tank, which proposed that the triple lock be scrapped and inheritance tax be overhauled.

Economics

8 d. ago More than half of job losses since Rachel Reeves' Budget tax raid have been in hospitality sector

Research by UKHospitality, an industry lobby group, showed almost 89,000 jobs have been lost in the hospitality sector since the Budget last October.

Economics

1 week ago Which tax rises could fill the £50bn black hole in Britain’s balance sheet?

The Independent looks at Rachel Reeves’ options as she looks to fill the gaping hole in Britain’s public finances this autumn

Economics

1 week ago Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ makes ‘no sense’ and could lose Treasury money, former IFS chief warns

The chancellor is reportedly planning to levy capital gains on the sale of first properties

Events

1 week ago Reeves ‘mansion tax’ makes ‘no sense’ and could cause Treasury to lose money, former IFS director warns

The chancellor is reportedly planning to levy capital gains on the sale of first properties

Events

1 week ago How could Labour shake up the property tax system in the Budget?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is looking at reforms designed to target wealthier individuals

Economics

1 week ago Reeves’ ‘mansion tax’ would stall home sales and fuel exodus of super

The chancellor is reportedly planning to levy capital gains on the sale of first properties

Economics

1 week ago Rachel Reeves considers ‘mansion tax’ to fill Treasury black hole

The chancellor is seeking ways to raise cash in the face of dire warnings about the state of the public finances

Politics

2 w. ago Voices: Calm down, homeowners – Rachel Reeves’ property tax might be an improvement

The chancellor’s idea to replace stamp duty and council tax with a single charge on homes worth upwards of £500,000 could be more appealing – and more progressive – than the current mess, says Chris Blackhurst

Society

2 w. ago Tractor tax more likely to hit working farmers than wealthy landowners, think tank tells Reeves

Labour chancellor warned over her planned inheritance tax raid on farms

Economics

2 w. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves confronted over Budget tax rises as new figures released

Chancellor Rachel Reeves declined to be drawn on any tax hikes ahead of the autumn Budget amid reports officials are looking at changes to inheritance taxes

Economics

2 w. ago Reeves says rulings on tax must wait for Budget amid inheritance tax speculation

The Chancellor said that her priority was getting ‘our economy firing off all cylinders’.

Economics

2 w. ago Reeves accused of ‘punishing families’ with inheritance tax raid – that still ‘won’t fill Labour’s blackhole’

Former government economist Jonathan Portes told The Independent changes to inheritance tax would not raise enough to plug the UK’s multi-billion-pound fiscal shortfall

Politics

2 w. ago Keir Starmer ‘plans rise in inheritance tax’ to ease debt crisis

Critics see inheritance tax, charged on estates valued at more than £325,000, as being a wealth tax in all but name

Economics

2 w. ago Treasury ‘considers inheritance tax reforms’ to fill £50bn spending gap in budget

The Treasury is reportedly drawing up options on inheritance tax ahead of the autumn Budget

Economics

3 w. ago Reeves hopes promise of fairness will cushion potential Budget tax rises

People close to the UK chancellor say she has begun drawing up a list of measures she may tighten in the autumn

Economics