45 h. ago Voices: Rachel Reeves: My mission to make life easier for working parents

As Labour introduces 30 hours of free childcare a week for children as young as nine months old, the chancellor Rachel Reeves explains how the government plans to help Britain’s squeezed working families

Events

58 h. ago Rachel Reeves' plan to raise landfill tax could add £24,000 onto price of new

Industry chiefs fear the Chancellor's 'insane' proposal could see a 36-fold increase to the levy, causing construction costs to skyrocket.

Economics

4 d. ago Bank shares sink on reports Reeves could hike tax on their profits in the Budget

Shares in Britain's biggest lenders fell sharply on Friday morning as investors fretted over reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning a tax raid on the sector.

Economics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves warned hiking levies on landlords will 'hurt tenants' with increased rents and fewer homes amid fury at 'Baldrick' Chancellor's latest property tax raid

The Chancellor is reportedly considering a tax raid on landlords by imposing National Insurance on rental income as she looks to plug a £50billion spending hole.

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5 d. ago Landlord tax raid: What Rachel Reeves' National Insurance plan could mean for buy

We explain what taxes landlords currently pay, and what they could face under the new proposals.

Economics

5 d. ago Kirstie Allsopp accuses Rachel Reeves of running economy 'like Baldrick' as Chancellor plans 'tax raid on landlords'

Proponents of the tax say landlords have been seen as a way of targeting ‘unearned revenue’

Economics

5 d. ago Kirstie Allsopp leads fury at Rachel Reeves' latest property tax raid: Anger at Chancellor's 'cunning plan' to hike levies on landlords sees her accused of 'running the economy like Baldrick'

Treasury officials are said to be looking at proposals to levy £2billion from property earnings as they scramble for revenue-raisers ahead of the Budget this autumn.

Economics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves accused of running the economy 'like Baldrick' as Chancellor plans 'tax raid on landlords'

Proponents of the tax say landlords have been seen as a way of targeting ‘unearned revenue’

Economics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves 'plots tax raid on landlords by applying National Insurance to rental income' as Chancellor looks to plug £50bn spending hole

Treasury officials are said to be looking at proposals to levy £2billion from property earnings as they scramble for revenue-raisers ahead of the Budget this autumn.

Economics

5 d. ago Landlords could face £2billion tax increase under Rachel Reeves plans to plug black hole

Labour insiders have suggested property income could be 'a significant potential extra source of funds' and landlords were a way of targeting 'unearned revenue'

Economics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves 'plans tax raid on landlords' as she looks to raise £2 billion

Proponents of the tax say landlords have been seen as a way of targeting ‘unearned revenue’

Economics

5 d. ago Reeves ‘plots tax raid on landlords’ to help plug £40bn Budget black hole

Chancellor considers applying national insurance to rental income, according to reports

Economics

1 week 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

1 week 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

1 week ago Rachel Reeves' 'mansion tax' plan: What is capital gains tax, who pays and what could change?

In the latest furore over Labour's plans for property taxes, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reported to be considering taxing some of those who sell their home and make a profit.

Economics

1 week 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

2 w. 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

2 w. 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

2 w. ago Reeves launches fresh war on bats and newts to speed up development

The Treasury is reportedly looking at major reforms, making it more difficult for wildlife concerns to hold up developments

Events

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves to take aim at environmental protections in bid to speed up infrastructure projects, say reports

The Treasury is reportedly looking at major reforms, making it more difficult for wildlife concerns to hold up developments

Politics