3 h. ago Facing facts on property tax: Rachel Reeves’s Budget options as she hunts for billions

With Labour’s Budget imminent, the chancellor faces a £22bn hole and a narrowing set of promises on tax. Property, long the quiet corner of the system, may finally be in her sights. Here Sean O’Grady and Albert Toth analyse the options available to Reeves

Economics

3 h. ago Pension scheme used by 5 million 'to be hit with new threshold' in Budget tax raid

The Treasury is reportedly preparing a tax change on a scheme used by millions that Rachel Reeves is said to view as 'unfair' to some people

Economics

8 h. ago Why 'it's the Brexit, stupid' should be the political slogan of our times

As Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares the Budget, she’s missing an estimated £40 billion a year in tax revenues because the UK left the European Union

Politics

20 h. ago PM says leaders should ‘stick to their word’ but fails to reaffirm tax pledge

The Prime Minister repeatedly declined to rule out hitting working people with extra tax in the Budget.

Politics

22 h. ago Full list of tax changes that could be announced in the Autumn Budget 2025

Here are some key tax changes that may be announced at next weeks budget

Economics

24 h. ago Top member of Reeves’ Budget team previously backed plans to hit small businesses

Industry leaders say the government ‘would be out of its mind’ to adopt the proposals

Economics

25 h. ago Use our income tax calculator to see how the Budget could affect YOU

HOUSEHOLDS may have been spared by an income tax hike, but there are still plenty of other ways YOUR pocket could be picked in the Budget. A stealth tax raid expected to be announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Budget next Wednesday is set to hammer households. Millions of workers and pensioners face being...

Economics

26 h. ago Reeves facing fresh pressure to axe farm inheritance tax changes in Budget

The National Farmers’ Union said Ms Reeves ‘cannot keep taxing businesses into the ground’.

Economics

26 h. ago Autumn Budget 2025: Is Rachel Reeves really going to scrap stamp duty next week?

Property experts agree tax changes are needed to unblock the stagnant housing market, yet London’s high prices and dearth of affordable new homes are also significant barriers to buying

Politics

32 h. ago Clan chief calls to stop farm tax as barley prices drop by almost a third

Farmers have been calling for ministers to axe the tax changes ahead of next week’s budget.

Economics

47 h. ago 'As bad as Kwasi Kwarteng': Rachel Reeves' popularity hits record low in new poll days before Budget

The grim finding for the Chancellor comes despite the UK economy outpacing France, Germany and Italy

Events

47 h. ago Government issues update on potential car tax change just days before Budget

An extra charge of around £300 could be in line for the average motorist

Politics

49 h. ago Double blow for Starmer as Burnham refuses to rule out leadership challenge and PM popularity hits record low

Most Labour voters see the PM and Chancellor Rachel Reeves negatively (52% and 57% respectively), according to a new YouGov poll

Events

49 h. ago What would a Budget extension to the freeze in tax thresholds mean?

Rachel Reeves expected to prolong ‘stealth’ tax policy first introduced under previous Conservative government

Economics

50 h. ago How could council tax change in budget – and who would be hardest hit?

How could council tax change in budget – and who would be hardest hit?  The Guardian

Economics

51 h. ago Martin Lewis issues State Pension tax warning ahead of Budget and says 'it will probably be the first time you will pay'

The State Pension is expected to increase by more than 4% next April in line with the triple lock promise

Economics

56 h. ago What does the left want? A wealth tax. What will that accomplish? Very little | Aditya Chakrabortty

Imposing a 1% levy on the super-rich isn’t a policy, it’s pantomime. Tackling inequality in Britain will require much more far-reaching changesBy this time next week you will be digesting the budget, you lucky thing. Yet even before Rachel Reeves has commended a single damn thing to the house, her efforts have been written off as a “shambles”, from a “chaotic” government that is Labour in name alone. Which begs the question: what is the leftwing alternative?Because there is one, on which agreement stretches from Labour backbenchers to many of their opponent MPs and far beyond. Whether you listen to Zack Polanski or Zarah Sultana, the TUC or the YouTubers, they all call for a wealth tax – stinging the rich to pay for schools and hospitals. Who could be against such a thing?Aditya Chakrabortty is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

Economics

2 d. ago Budget 2025: Is Rachel Reeves planning to raise income tax next week?

Rachel Reeves will announce the full extent of her plans for the economy at the Autumn Budget

Economics

3 d. ago Keir Starmer grilled on Budget stealth tax during fiery PMQs exchange

Rachel Reeves, who is grappling with a multi-million pound black hole, said last year she would end the income tax threshold freeze by 2028. But there is speculation it could be extended

Economics

3 d. ago Starmer refuses to rule out freeze on income tax thresholds in Budget

Labour prime minister under pressure from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch

Economics