4 h. ago Rachel Reeves to launch 'concierge service' for wealthy – with tax rises for everyone else

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to launch a new 'concierge service' for wealthy individuals to help lure investors to expand in the UK - but will they be put off by the potential for a wealth tax?

Economics

12 h. ago Rachel Reeves to launch huge new £500million fund to support overlooked kids

Rachel Reeves will be in Wigan on Monday morning to launch the Government's new Better Futures Fund, which she says will be the biggest of its kind in the world

Economics

21 h. ago Labour minister hints at tax hikes for middle class – but rules out rises for people on ‘modest incomes’

Transport secretary says ministers have promised not to raise taxes for ‘people on modest incomes’

Politics

24 h. ago Keir Starmer's ratings plunge to new record low after benefits shambles and Reeves' tears... with tax rise fears mounting

Just 18 per cent of Brits have a positive view of Keir Starmer's performance in Downing Street, according to a poll.

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25 h. ago Chancellor guided by ‘fairness’, senior minister says of calls for wealth tax

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander would not directly rule out tax rises in the next budget as she toured the broadcast studios on Sunday morning.

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49 h. ago Starmer and Reeves promised honesty about public finances. Can they stay the course?

Labour is being pulled one way by a desire to cut debt and the other by slumping poll ratings. With growth nowhere to be seen, tax rises loomDuring the first televised debate in the run-up to last summer’s general election, Keir Starmer used a phrase that received enthusiastic – and unanticipated – applause from the Salford audience.“I don’t pretend there’s a magic wand that will fix everything overnight,” he told them. Labour strategists were surprised by the clapping, and encouraged him to deploy the line again in future. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Car tax changes as certain drivers face rise of nearly £2,000

Bills are set to rise sharply as a result of the new tax year, with van owners among those affected by the increase

Economics

59 h. ago Chancellor to open ‘front door’ for investors in UK with concierge service

Rachel Reeves will use Mansion House speech next week to launch growth plan for financial services sector

Economics

3 d. ago UK economy shrinks unexpectedly by 0.1% in blow to Rachel Reeves

May’s fall in GDP fuelled by sharp declines in manufacturing and constructionAnalysis: Fall in UK GDP puts focus back on expectations of tax rises in autumn budgetBusiness live – latest updatesBritain’s economy unexpectedly shrank in May, fuelled by sharp declines in manufacturing and construction, in a blow for the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, amid speculation over tax increases.The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product fell by 0.1% in May, missing City predictions of a 0.1% monthly expansion. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Which tax rises could the government introduce to fill the black hole in Britain’s finances?

Labour’s pledge not to raise taxes on ‘working people’ leaves the chancellor with a limited number of workable options to fill the £5bn hole in the public finances left by last week’s welfare climbdown

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4 d. ago Britons ‘desperately’ want to escape gloomy lives, says Jet2

Airline and package holiday group posts 11% rise in annual pre-tax earnings to record £578mn

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4 d. ago UK politics live: Starmer rules out income tax rise at PMQs before bidding to strike migrant deal with Macron

PM answering questions from opposition in Commons now

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5 d. ago Scottish island town with just 3 hours of daily sunshine named UK's unluckiest place to live

A new study ranked 121 UK postcode areas by luck, using data on lottery wins, sunshine, tax rises, and flat tyre searches

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5 d. ago Council tax bombshell: Eight London boroughs face big bill rises or major cuts to services

EXCLUSIVE: London boroughs facing being hard hit by the controversial shake-up include Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, Wandsworth, Richmond, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Camden and the City of London

Economics

5 d. ago Council tax bombshell: Bills in London borough 'would have to soar 27%' to plug funding reforms black hole

EXCLUSIVE: London boroughs facing being hard hit by the controversial shake-up include Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, Wandsworth, Richmond, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Camden and the City of London

Economics

7 d. ago A wealth tax which would hit London hard is up to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, says minister

The Government is not ruling out new tax rises after a Labour revolt over welfare reforms blew a £5 billion hole in the Treasury’s spending plans

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7 d. ago Imposing a wealth tax which would hit London hard is up to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, says minister

The Government is not ruling out new tax rises after a Labour revolt over welfare reforms blew a £5 billion hole in the Treasury’s spending plans

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7 d. ago Dining across the divide: ‘He was a “Stop the boats” person’

With immigration, universal tax rises and big tech on the menu, could a Tory IT director and a Labour-voting financial services technician find anything to agree on?Matt, 52, Leek, StaffordshireOccupation Account director in the IT sector Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Raise taxes or this government will fail, Rachel Reeves’s former top adviser warns

Exclusive: Ex-Treasury minister Jim O’Neill has warned Reeves will have to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT to fill the £5bn black hole left by the welfare climbdown

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9 d. ago Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises to cover scrapped welfare bill

Original welfare proposals had been part of a package expected to save up to £5 billion a year

Economics