6 h. ago Rachel Reeves set to hit drivers with road charging tax in the Budget as Chancellor chases fuel duty shortfall

Rachel Reeves is expected to announce that EVs will be charged 3p per mile on top of other road taxes, as Treasury sources disclosed to the Mail yesterday.

Economics

9 h. ago Rachel Reeves ‘to slap 6 million drivers with NEW tax in Budget as motorists will face £250 hike just for using road’

RACHEL Reeves is set to hit Electric Vehicle drivers with a new pay-per-mile tax. The Chancellor is due to reveal the controversial levies at the Budget on November 26, as reported by The Telegraph. It is understood plans have been drawn up to see EV drivers charged 3p per mile, in addition to other road...

Economics

34 h. ago I won't quit even if I break my promise not to raise tax, Rachel Reeves says

The Chancellor hinted she is considering the first rise in the basic rate of income tax for half a century, saying 'we will all have to contribute' at the November 26 Budget.

Politics

54 h. ago How much more council tax could YOU be paying under Rachel Reeves' desperate Budget assault on the 'wealthy'?

The Chancellor is said to be plotting a Budget tax raid on 'wealthy' households by dramatically hiking the charge for the top council tax bands.

Economics

56 h. ago Rachel Reeves to set out Budget priorities as major think tank warns tax rises are ‘inevitable’

The chancellor’s address is set to come after weeks of expectation management and growing reports of planned tax rises as she scrambles to fill a black hole of up to £50bn in the public finances

Events

6 d. ago Voices: ‘Tax the wealthy, not the workers’: Readers divided on how Reeves should tackle £20bn Budget blackhole

Our community is divided over reports Rachel Reeves’ is set to hike income tax by 2p, with some supporting higher taxes on the wealthy as fair and necessary, while others warn it could harm low-income earners, pensioners, and overall economic growth

Economics

6 d. ago Humiliation for Ed Miliband as Rachel Reeves 'is set to scrap oil and gas windfall tax' to revive North Sea investment

The Chancellor is said to be mulling the move as she and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer scramble to boost Britain's sluggish economy.

Economics

7 d. ago Income tax rise not ruled out by Keir Starmer in PMQs clash on Budget with Kemi Badenoch

Millions of households are set to be hit with tax rises as Rachel Reeves seeks to plug a hole in the public finances

Economics

8 d. ago Exact amount DWP payments for parents will rise next year – including new child benefit rate

PARENTS on benefits are set for a 3.8% payment rise from April, giving extra help with the rising cost of raising children. The government uses September's inflation figure to set benefit increases, which then take effect each April. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to confirm in the Budget that all working-age benefits will go up...

Society

1 week ago Rachel Reeves set to 'price jobs out of existence' by upping minimum wage for more than a million workers in Budget, struggling business leaders warn

Rachel Reeves looks set to pile more pressure on already struggling businesses by upping the national living wage by an expected 4%'.

Economics

3 w. ago Desperate Reeves 'could combine monster Budget tax hikes with council tax overhaul'

The IFS think-tank said Rachel Reeves should make fundamental changes - such as abolishing council tax and replacing it with a property tax.

Economics

3 w. ago Desperate Reeves 'could wrap monster Budget raid into council tax overhaul'

The IFS think-tank said Rachel Reeves should make fundamental changes - such as abolishing council tax and replacing it with a property tax.

Economics

3 w. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to tax the rich to fill £30BILLION public finance black hole

Treasury sources have said the Chancellor will not significantly increase borrowing or cut public spending in this year's Autumn budget.

Economics

3 w. ago Major Welsh road closure to hit drivers and affect M4 users next week

A section of the dual carriageway will shut for five nights next week with diversions put in place

Events

4 w. ago Three tax raids that Rachel Reeves could hit households with in the Autumn Budget, according to experts

WITH Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to announce her Autumn Budget next month, many will be wondering how it's going to hit their pockets. There are fears taxes will go up for households across the UK, as the government tries to fill a £30billion black hole in the public finances. Experts from Oxford Economists have this...

Economics