3 h. 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

6 h. ago How could stamp duty and council tax be replaced with new ‘property taxes’?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is looking at reforms that could spell the end for stamp duty and council tax

Politics

7 h. ago Kirstie Allsopp accuses Rachel Reeves of 'punishing' homebuyers as Chancellor 'mulls new property tax'

The Treasury is reportedly mulling plans to raise money from a tax on the sale of homes worth more than £500,000

Society

9 h. ago New stamp duty and council tax rules that would hammer London ‘being considered by Chancellor’

The Treasury is reportedly mulling plans to raise money from a tax on the sale of homes worth more than £500,000

Politics

10 h. ago New stamp duty and council tax rules that would hammer London ‘being considered in Chancellor’s autumn budget’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will unveil any changes to the Government’s tax policy at a fiscal event

Economics

5 d. 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

5 d. ago Savills blames property sales revenue slump on 'dampening effect' of upcoming Autumn Budget

Estate agent said decline in sales across its residential re-sale agency arm emerged as a result of 'the impact of actual and potential tax changes on sentiment.'

Economics

5 d. ago Savills blames property sales revenue slump on 'dampening effect' of upcoming Autumn Budget

Estate agent said decline in sales across its residential re-sale agency arm emerged as a result of 'the impact of actual and potential tax changes on sentiment.'

Economics

5 d. ago Business news live: UK economy growth slows as leaders demand ‘no more business taxes in Autumn budget’

Stock market news and latest business and finance updates from Wednesday

Economics

5 d. ago Reeves pledges to tackle productivity challenge at autumn budget

Labour’s second year in power will be focused on ‘building a stronger economy for a renewed Britain’, the Chancellor said.

Politics

6 d. ago Boosting productivity will be main priority of my autumn budget, Reeves says

Exclusive: Chancellor says ‘investment and reform are our tools’ as she pushes back against mounting tax speculationRachel Reeves: Labour has fixed the foundations – now we must build a stronger economy for a renewed BritainRachel Reeves has promised to use her autumn budget to prioritise fixing Britain’s dismal record on productivity as she sought to downplay mounting tax speculation with a focus on economic growth.Setting out her priorities for the budget for the first time, the chancellor said tackling the efficiency of the economy through higher investment and a fresh assault on planning rules would form the backbone of her tax and spending plans. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Boosting productivity will be main priority of autumn budget, Reeves says

Exclusive: Chancellor focuses on investment and planning rules as she dismisses talk of tax rises as ‘speculation’Rachel Reeves: Labour has fixed the foundations – now we must build a stronger economy for a renewed BritainRachel Reeves has promised to use her autumn budget to prioritise fixing Britain’s dismal record on productivity as she sought to downplay mounting tax speculation with a focus on economic growth.Setting out her priorities for the budget for the first time, the chancellor said tackling the efficiency of the economy through higher investment and a fresh assault on planning rules would form the backbone of her tax and spending plans. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Rachel Reeves looking to tighten inheritance tax rules as Chancellor scrambles to fix UK's ailing finances

The Chancellor is examining whether to harden the rules on the gifting of money and assets ahead of the Autumn Budget

Economics

6 d. 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

6 d. 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

7 d. ago Treasury targeting inheritance tax reforms to help plug UK deficit

Exclusive: Chancellor also looking at tweaks to capital gains tax to try to bridge £40bn-plus spending gap before budgetThe Treasury is looking at ways to raise more money from inheritance tax amid growing pressure on the country’s finances ahead of the autumn budget, sources have told the Guardian.Officials have been tasked with examining whether tightening rules on the gifting of money and assets could be one way of addressing a gap between revenue and spending that is estimated to reach more than £40bn. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Why mounting costs mean recent retail growth ‘barely touches the sides’

July retail sales were up 2.5 per cent on 2024 but they were not close to covering the the last budget’s £7 billion in new costs on the sector

Politics

7 d. ago Retail sales boost of 2.5% ‘barely touching the sides’ of costs, sector warns

The uptick in the UK’s total retail sales was against growth of 0.5% last July and the 12-month average growth of 1.9%, figures show.

Events

1 week ago ANDREW NEIL: Rachel Reeves has spent like a drunken sailor. Now she's in a mad scramble for tax rises. This is what's coming... she risks tilting us into a death spiral

Britain's beleaguered Labour Government has begun a desperate scramble to determine which of our taxes should be jacked up - and by how much - in the autumn Budget.

Events

1 week ago Surge in household costs puts Reeves’s economic growth plan at risk

Labour prime minister Keir Starmer has pledged that plans to be set out in the budget in the autumn will make ‘sure people feel better off’

Economics