5 h. ago Rachel Reeves 'could raise tens of billions at Budget' without breaking major tax promises

Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies comes as Parliament returns from the conference recess today with attention turning to next month's make-or-break Budget

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12 h. ago How the IFS says Rachel Reeves can raise tax and fill a £30bn black hole WITHOUT breaking her promises

The Chancellor may have to find up to £30billion in the Budget, but has pledged not to raise income tax, National Insurance or VAT.

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1 week ago Streeting rules out Government imposing VAT on private healthcare

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has faced repeated questions about whether she will raise taxes, including VAT, when she delivers the Budget in November.

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1 week ago Streeting vetoes Treasury VAT raid on private health that could have hit millions of families as Rachel Reeves desperate struggles for ways to raise tax

Health Secretary Wes Streeting moved to crush the idea being mooted within government amid fears it would have hit eight million families.

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1 week ago Voices: Rachel Reeves must get it right this time and raise taxes

The chancellor must explain honestly that a better future for Britain cannot fund itself and that more taxes are inevitable, writes John Rentoul. But if she was overestimated when she took over the Treasury, she may be underestimated now

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves confirms she no longer stands by pledge not to raise taxes

Chancellor says ‘world has changed’ and UK not immune to effects of wars, US tariffs and higher borrowing costsUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has confirmed she no longer stands by a pledge last year not to raise taxes ahead of her speech to the Labour conference, saying “the world has changed” due to a mixture of conflicts, US tariffs and higher borrowing costs.In a series of broadcast interviews before she addressed the gathering in Liverpool, the chancellor strongly hinted, however, that VAT was not due to rise in November’s budget. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves vows not to raise taxes on 'working people' in her Autumn budget

Chancellor vows to stand by Labour’s manifesto pledge not to raise taxes on working people - but leaves door open to changing VAT rules

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2 w. ago SIR JEREMY HUNT: Rachel Reeves doesn't have to raise taxes in the Budget

It is now just over eight weeks until the Budget. Already we are being 'softened up' for tax rises which the Government wants us to believe are inevitable.

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2 w. ago Second think tank urges Chancellor Rachel Reeves to break manifesto vows and raise national insurance, income tax or VAT this autumn

Rachel Reeves has been urged to ditch her manifesto promise and hike income tax, national insurance or VAT this autumn.

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3 w. ago Rachel Reeves due to appear at gambling lobbyist’s event amid tax review

Chancellor’s invitation criticised as ‘very strange timing’ with Treasury looking at whether to raise duties on sectorThe chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has been urged to cancel plans to be the guest of honour at an event hosted by the chief lobbyist of the gambling industry while the Treasury is in the midst of a review of taxes on the £12bn sector.Reeves is slated to appear at a “private reception” for business leaders, organised by the corporate communications company Brunswick, at the forthcoming Labour party conference in Liverpool. Continue reading...

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