4 h. ago Inheritance tax changes under consideration amid spending gap concerns – reports

Government U-turns over winter fuel payments and welfare reform have left Chancellor Rachel Reeves with a multibillion-pound fiscal shortfall.

Economics

6 h. ago Dragons' Den icon Theo Paphitis warns 'high streets will not survive if shops are hit in next Budget'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already increased business rates - with speculation growing she may pile on the pain in the autumn.

Events

7 h. 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

11 h. ago Now Rachel Reeves plots inheritance tax raid on Middle England to plug huge gap in public finances as Tories blast Labour's 'politics of envy'

The Chancellor is said to be looking at tightening rules on gifting of money and assets before someone passes away to address an estimated £50billion spending hole at the next Budget .

Politics

18 h. ago London suffers worst unemployment rate in UK as Chancellor admits 'more to do' on jobs

Some 6% of Londoners are unemployed while one in five are classed as economically inactive, according to the latest statistics

Politics

20 h. ago Reeves concedes Government has ‘more to do’ as unemployment at four

The Chancellor insisted Labour had been ‘creating more jobs’ since entering office despite vacancy numbers declining over the last quarter.

Politics

30 h. ago Hundreds of pupils left 'with nowhere to study' after historic £23k

Governors said Chancellor Rachel Reeves 's 20 per cent levy, as well as increases in employer national insurance contributions were the final nails in the coffin for the 160-year-old institution.

Economics

41 h. ago Voices: Recruitment is in a doom loop – there’s only one thing for it, chancellor

As a KPMG study lays bare years of falling job openings, and with unemployment figures expected to rise yet again, Britain’s bosses are stuck in hiring limbo that only Rachel Reeves can get them out of, says James Moore

Politics

45 h. ago Drivers warned of £425 extra car tax charge following major change

Rachel Reeves announced changes to the Expensive Car Supplement earlier this year.

Events

56 h. ago Nice house? Labour wants to tax it, Kemi Badenoch tells Middle England

The Tory leader says Rachel Reeves saw property as a 'cash machine' to plug the gap in the public finances.

Politics

58 h. ago KEMI BADENOCH: Labour's council tax rises are a cynical raid on the very people who keep this country going

Rachel Reeves 's business-squeezing budget has led to rising unemployment, lower growth and a stagnant economy. As ever, Labour's answer is even more tax rises.

Politics

58 h. ago ALEX BRUMMER: Pound's mixed blessing in a world with higher trade barriers

Visitors to London will find it more expensive than ever. More reason for Rachel Reeves to stop penalising tourists.

Politics

69 h. ago Embattled Rachel Reeves urges public to be patient with Labour on rescuing economy

Labour chancellor has been warned of a £50bn black hole in the government’s finances and that inflation will see consumers hit with higher prices this winter

Events

3 d. ago Private school parents who paid fees in advance to face fresh tax grab from HMRC

Parents with pupils in private school who pre-paid fees in advance of January's VAT hike are facing a fresh attack from the taxman.

Economics

3 d. ago L&G boss urges Chancellor: Don't force our pension funds to back Britain

Antonio Simoes says Rachel Reeves needs. to focus on 'creating the right conditions' that would 'encourage' funds to back the UK economy.

Economics

4 d. 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

4 d. ago Labour lays the ground for September tax bombshell as Rachel Reeves looks to fill £50billion black hole in nation's finances

Labour is laying the ground for tax reforms this autumn that could spell misery for millions.

Economics

4 d. ago Business news live: Rachel Reeves in savings tax crackdown, mortgage lender launches new 3.8% offer

Stock market news and latest business and finance updates from Friday

Economics

4 d. ago Business news live: Rachel Reeves in savings tax crackdown and mortgage lender launches new 3.8% offer

Stock market news and latest business and finance updates from Friday

Economics

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves gives green light for tax crackdown on savings accounts

Banks will pass details to HMRC before tax is withdrawn straight from paypackets for some people

Economics