2 h. ago Rachel Reeves' proposed 'mansion tax' could hit pensioners hard, experts claim

Rachel Reeves is currently considering the introduction of a new property tax on high-value properties, with experts warning of its potential ripple effects on pensioners across the UK

Economics

3 h. ago Price of Labour is a leap in inflation: Tax raid on employers and minimum wage hike have driven up costs, with more pain to come

The Tories warned 'Britain can't afford Labour' after figures showed consumer prices rose by 3.8 per cent last month compared with a year earlier.

Economics

4 h. ago Rachel Reeves' proposed property tax could hit pensioners hardest, experts warn

Rachel Reeves is reportedly mulling over the introduction of a new tax on higher-value properties, which experts warn could hit pensioners looking to downsize post-retirement

Events

15 h. ago Rachel Reeves' new property tax could hit downsizing pensioners in the pocket by changing the rules for selling a family home

In what has been dubbed a form of 'mansion tax', the Chancellor is reportedly looking to end the exemption from capital gains tax when owners of higher-value properties sell up.

Society

16 h. ago Now Rachel Reeves will hit pensioners in the pocket with fresh tax raid: Labour 'looks to make selling family homes liable for capital gains'

In what has been dubbed a 'mansion tax', the Chancellor is reportedly looking to end the exemption from capital gains tax when owners of higher-value properties sell up.

Economics

19 h. ago Plumbing tycoon Charlie Mullins joins fury at Rachel Reeves as he accuses Labour of 'ROBBING' hardworking Brits with property tax raid

The millionaire hit out at the Chancellor's 'atrocious' tax plans and claimed she was 'robbing' working class Brits.

Economics

20 h. ago Now Rachel Reeves plans a 'mansion tax' as Chancellor 'seeks to hit owners of high

The Chancellor is reportedly drawing up plans to end the current exemption from capital gains tax when some people sell their main home.

Events

27 h. ago Fears new Labour property tax will hit the hardest workers, as Rachel Reeves's minister refuses to rule out controversial new levy to replace stamp duty

Labour vowed before the last election that it would 'not increase taxes on working people', ruling out rises in National Insurance, income tax or VAT.

Politics

28 h. ago Rachel Reeves is under fire as Britain's borrowing costs hit highest level in 27 years

Yields on government bonds - known as gilts - have surged in recent days amid investor jitters over the Chancellor's plans, as well as rising inflation .

Events

41 h. ago Kirstie Allsopp leads fury at Rachel Reeves' new property tax plan 'to punish Britons for working hard': Labour raid on ALL homes worth more than £500k is 'wealth tax in all but name'

The Chancellor has been accused of seeking to 'punish people' for making sacrifices to buy their own homes.

Economics

41 h. ago Fury at Rachel Reeves' new property tax plan to 'punish Britons for working hard': Labour raid on ALL homes worth more than £500k is 'wealth tax in all but name'

The Chancellor has been accused of seeking to 'punish people' for making sacrifices to buy their own homes.

Economics

5 d. 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

7 d. 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

7 d. ago 'Politics of envy': Fury as Labour opens the door to an inheritance tax raid on Middle England as ministers fail to deny push to end tax

Dame Diana Johnson, the policing minister, failed to rule out changes to the so-called 'death tax' this autumn amid growing concerns about the state of the public finances.

Politics

1 week 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