21 h. ago Beer and cider prices set to soar as blame is aimed at Rachel Reeves

Asahi warned its flagship lager and other popular brands it brews in the UK, including Peroni, Fuller’s London Pride, Grolsch, Meantime pale ale and Cornish Orchards cider, would jump in cost

Politics

8 d. ago Prime Minister Keir Starmer to address UK today as 'apology' demanded from Rachel Reeves

During Prime Minister's Questions today (Wednesday December 10), Conservative MPs are set to demand an 'apology' from Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves for 'misleading the country'

Politics

1 week ago Why workers earning £52,000 will be the hardest hit by tax raids

Analysis shows that those on middle incomes are set to be worst hit by Rachel Reeves' plan to charge National Insurance on pension contributions over £2,000 per year.

Economics

2 w. ago Why workers earning £52,000 will be worst hit by changes to salary sacrifice from 2029

Analysis shows that those on middle incomes are set to be worst hit by Rachel Reeves' plan to charge National Insurance on pension contributions over £2,000 per year.

Economics

2 w. ago Households ‘have been shoring up cash Isas amid uncertain economic backdrop’

The Government announced in the Budget that the annual adult cash Isa subscription limit will be reduced to £12,000 from April 2027.

Economics

2 w. ago UK High Streets facing £3billion Christmas blow after Rachel Reeves' brutal budget

The impact of Rachel Reeves' recent budget is set to cost British high streets around £3billion in lost Christmas spending as people cut back on their festive funds

Economics

2 w. ago HMRC sets new rules to stop savers getting around reduced £12,000 cash Isa limit

The Government department set out the rules after announcing its Isa change at the Budget earlier this week

Economics

2 w. ago New rules set to stop savers getting around reduced £12,000 cash Isa limit

Guidance on the HM Revenue and Customs website said rules will be introduced ‘to avoid circumvention of the lower limit for cash Isas’.

Economics

3 w. ago ‘Sucker punch’ for savers as annual cash Isa limit to be cut to £12,000

Savers over the age of 65 will continue to be able to save up to £20,000 in a cash Isa each year.

Economics

3 w. ago Pubs hit as price of booze is set to rise after Rachel Reeves confirmed alcohol duty will increase by nearly 4%

Despite warnings about the fragile state of the hospitality sector - and concerns about inflation - the Chancellor has pressed ahead with an increase in alcohol duty across the board.

Economics

3 w. ago Autumn Budget 2025 LIVE as Rachel Reeves set to announce major tax and spending changes

The Chancellor will finally reveal her plans after months of speculation

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves Budget LIVE as Chancellor set to announce tax hikes

Scots could face a range of tax hikes as the Chancellor tries to plug a multi-billion pound blackhole in the nation's finances.

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves is set to unveil her Budget. Here’s what to expect

The chancellor is expected to announce a raft of tax hikes as part of her 2025 autumn Budget

Politics

3 w. ago London visitors to pay tourist tax under Rachel Reeves Budget plans

Rachel Reeves, who is set to deliver her Budget on Wednesday, has signed off measures that will give English cities and regions the power to charge tourists

Economics

3 w. ago What to expect in budget 2025: tax, VAT, pensions, savings and more

Here’s what Rachel Reeves is tipped to announce after months of speculationCould you do better than Reeves as chancellor? Play our interactive budget gameEvery chancellor likes to float ideas before a budget to test how they might land with the public.However, the sheer volume of policy ideas floated – and in some cases quickly jettisoned – through the media in the run-up to Wednesday’s Westminster set-piece has set Rachel Reeves’s second budget apart. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Cash Isa limit cut may not encourage people to invest, finance expert says

Reports suggest that the annual cash Isa limit could be reduced to £12,000 in the Budget.

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves ‘set to deliver big blow for savers in Budget as she eyes up Cash ISA cut’

RACHEL Reeves is set to slash Cash ISA allowances in a big blow to savers, a report claims. The Chancellor is expected to cut the amount savers can stash away tax-free into Cash ISAs from £20,000 to £12,000 per tax year, according to The Financial Times. Earlier reports suggested Reeves was planning to slash the...

Economics

3 w. ago UK economy is already reeling after months of Chancellor's chaos, economists warn as Rachel Reeves 'set to unveil series of badly designed tax rises' that will damage growth

Experts warned that months of speculation fuelled by Treasury leaks and the Chancellor herself has 'flatlined growth', with investors, consumers and homebuyers all delaying key decisions.

Events

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves set to cut annual cash ISA limit to £12,000 in Budget

The chancellor is set to lay out her highly-anticipated Budget on Wednesday

Economics

3 w. ago Now Reeves hits prudent savers: As she prepares £15billion welfare splurge, Chancellor is to slash the annual cash Isa from £20,000 to £12,000

In a major blow to millions of hard-working savers, the Chancellor will significantly cut the annual £20,000 cash Isa tax-free allowance to £12,000, it emerged on Monday.

Economics