5 h. ago Austerity cuts likely caused surge in disability benefit claims, research finds

Making a rough estimate of the effect of all non-disability cuts to benefits and tax changes between 2010 and 2019, the IFS found it increased disability benefit spending by £900 million

Politics

7 h. ago Publicans ‘petrified’ over closures and job cuts after Budget tax increases

Industry bosses are calling for urgent tax relief after holding an emergency meeting on Wednesday.

Economics

16 h. ago Ryanair vows to cut seat numbers as fliers to European spot face higher costs

A proposed tax increase in one European country has sparked concern

Politics

48 h. ago Meloni’s party seeks to double limit for cash payments in Italy

Opponents of proposal to increase cap to €10,000 say it would reward tax evaders and illegal business

Economics

54 h. ago Get out of my pub! Landlords ban Labour MPs after business rates bombshell

Businesses were left seething after discovering their property tax bills will increase steeply next year - making a mockery of the Chancellor's claim to have helped the hospitality industry.

Events

69 h. ago DWP Motability scheme changes as £400 cost increase confirmed from July 2026

The government has confirmed that changes to the Motability scheme will go ahead from July 2026, with VAT and insurance tax to be introduced, meaning the average advance payment will increase by around £400 over a three-year lease package

Economics

3 d. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The jobs market has already collapsed. Now, Angela Rayner is back... and this is how she's planning to take us back to the mayhem of the 1970s

Angry Ginge may currently be serving a three-match ban, after getting a red card for not paying tax, but her crusade to increase the power of the trades unions is being enthusiastically pursued.

Politics

8 d. ago Call for ministerial code probe into John Swinney's 'blatant lies' over SNP tax increases

The SNP’s Holyrood manifesto vowed to “freeze income tax rates and bands” until 2026.

Politics

1 week ago SNP Government can NOW afford a council tax freeze thanks to Rachel Reeves’ budget

THE SNP Government can now afford a council tax freeze thanks to Rachel Reeves’ budget, it emerged yesterday. The Chancellor’s block grant increase could be used by John Swinney to announce tax cuts after Christmas — with around £307million freed up for next year. It means Labour’s latest hike to Scottish Government funding — now...

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2 w. ago John Swinney urged to rule out replicating 'punitive' landlord tax hike in Scotland

It comes after a tax increase was announced as part of the UK Budget

Politics

2 w. ago Shares in UK gambling companies extend declines after Budget hit

Operators warn that tax increases will hit profits and lead to potential large-scale job losses

Events

2 w. ago These home workers to lose up to £124 tax break as 300,000 brace for Budget raid

The move will hand the Treasury tens of millions of pounds a year, with higher-rate taxpayers facing a tax increase of up to £124

Economics

2 w. ago Brazil’s Lula sanctions an increase in tax exemptions for low

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has sanctioned a bill that exempts people earning up to 5,000 reais a month from income taxes

Politics

2 w. ago Private jet passengers flying to UK face fourfold increase in tax

More than 500,000 trips will be subject to higher levies

Economics

2 w. ago Budget 2025: Renters braced for price hikes after Rachel Reeves hits landlords with tax increase

The Conservative leader says Rachel Reeves’s plan to increase taxes on rental income will force landlords out of the market and leave tenants paying the price

Economics

2 w. ago Steep increases for online gambling tax to address ‘highest levels of harm’

There are no changes for in-person gambling or horse racing, while bingo duty is being abolished entirely from April next year.

Politics

2 w. ago Budget 2025: All the property announcements from Chancellor Rachel Reeves

From the introduction of a ‘mansion tax’ to increasing the tax on property income, here are the property announcements contained in today’s Budget

Politics

2 w. ago The full list of tax changes the UK Government has announced

The UK Government has announced a host of changes to taxes that will impact people across the UK. The Budget shows tax increases which will raise £0.7 billion next year and £26 billion in 2029-30, which mean the OBR say "more than off setting the increase in spending by the final years of the forecast".

Politics

2 w. ago Budget 2025: Experts reveal which tax increase will have ‘least damaging’ impact

Economic analysis has revealed whether a income tax or VAT increase will be the better option for the economy

Economics

2 w. ago Budget 2025: Income tax rate will not rise, signals minister

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones makes clear the Government has ruled out a manifesto-busting increase in income tax

Politics