1 hour ago SIMON LAMBERT: Why Rachel Reeves' Budget may spell bad news for your pay packet

The budget is coming up and the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, needs to balance Britain's books. That could spell bad news for your pay packet.

Economics

4 h. ago Everything you need to do in the next two weeks to protect your finances ahead of Rachel Reeves’ Budget

WITH the Budget just two weeks away, you might be wondering if there's anything you can do NOW to protect your finances. Every day new rumours are swirling about potential tax hikes, pension changes and cuts to different allowances. And while there is no shortage of speculation, there’s no way to know what measures the...

Economics

16 h. ago Thousands of NHS staff redundancies to go ahead after funding agreed

The NHS will be permitted to overspend its budget this year to pay for redundancies, recouping the costs further down the line.

Politics

19 h. ago Why is Rachel Reeves facing such a big fiscal hole in the Budget?

Shortfall of up to £30bn is due to Labour policy choices, not just adverse economic forecasts

Politics

21 h. ago What you MUST do in the next 14 days to stop Rachel Reeves' Budget wrecking your finances. Time's very short, says money guru JEFF PRESTRIDGE. Act now or lose out

Now is the moment to ensure your household finances and long-term investments are sufficiently robust to withstand Rachel Reeves' attack.

Economics

25 h. ago Autumn Budget: Timeline of key economic data before November 26

Key datasets are due to be published in the run up to Rachel Reeves’s statement.

Economics

26 h. ago Rachel Reeves' last Budget to blame for 'deeply worrying' unemployment spike, says jobs expert

It does not take a genius to work out that raising the amount of National Insurance employers have to pay would lead to unemployment going up, writes the HR specialist.

Politics

27 h. ago Use our calculator to check how a 2p income tax rise could hit YOUR finances

HOUSEHOLDS around the UK are bracing themselves for tax hikes in Rachel Reeves' Budget later this month. The Chancellor yesterday once again paved the way to hike income tax in a breach of her manifesto commitment to help plug the nation’s finances. It comes as Labour previously pledged not to increase taxes on "working people"....

Economics

28 h. ago 2025 Budget: Rachel Reeves hints at UK tax increases despite election promise

Millions of UK workers could see more of their wages taxed 💷

Politics

31 h. ago Half of employers could raise prices if cost of hiring goes up in Budget

Many businesses have been hit by rising employment fees, packaging costs or rates relief ending this year

Economics

32 h. ago UK unemployment rises to 5%, the highest level in four years

ONS says jobs market worsening before budget, as HMRC reports falling number of workers on firms’ payrollsBusiness live – latest updatesUnemployment in the UK has risen by more than expected to the highest level in four years, official figures show, amid a worsening slowdown in the jobs market before Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget.With under three weeks to go before the chancellor’s tax and spending statement, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the headline unemployment rate rose to 5.0% in the three months to the end of September, up from 4.8% in the previous quarter. Continue reading...

Politics

46 h. ago Income, pensions & property – how Rachel Reeves’ budget could hit Scots

IN a highly unusual pre Budget speech this week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves set the scene for painful tax rises. She warned that we “each must do our bit” — but what she really meant is “tax rises are on the way”. The most important thing from her speech was what she did NOT say, refusing...

Economics

46 h. ago Please Rachel, put businesses out of their misery and get on with the Budget

Businesses are paralysed by fear about costs, tax and the future. The economy is in suspension.

Economics

47 h. ago Rachel Reeves gives biggest hint yet that manifesto pledge on taxes will be broken at Budget

The chancellor also hinted that there could be movement on the two-child benefit cap

Economics

47 h. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves drops two major Budget hints on tax and benefits

Chancellor Rachel Reeves indicated the government will scrap the cruel two-child benefit limit at the Budget on November 26 to lift hundreds of thousands out of poverty

Economics

52 h. ago Mutinous Labour MPs warn Rachel Reeves of electoral meltdown if she breaks manifesto pledge with 2p tax hike

Rachel Reeves has been dropping heavy hints that income tax could go up in the package on November 26 - despite the move being explicitly ruled out in the manifesto.

Events

3 d. ago Call for people who reach state pension age to be paid for five years even if they die

Sir Steve Webb, who was pensions minister when the triple lock was introduced, has urged Rachel Reeves to implement a ‘minimum guaranteed payout’ of five years

Events

3 d. ago Shona Robison may ‘potentially revisit’ Scottish taxes in response to UK Budget

The Finance Secretary said the Scottish Government had a ‘very limited’ set of levers to respond.

Economics

3 d. ago Scottish Finance Secretary requests urgent meeting with Chancellor before Budget

Shona Robison has asked to meet Rachel Reeves where she will set out her three tests for the upcoming Budget.

Economics

4 d. ago How could Rachel Reeves increase income tax in her Budget – and what would it mean for you?

Chancellor reportedly tells watchdog she intends to increase personal tax in one of several ‘major measures’ planned for Budget at end of month

Economics