15 m. ago Rachel Reeves speech live: Chancellor to pave way for tax hikes in major pre

Speculation mounting that government’s promise to not hike income tax could be broken in Budget

Politics

32 m. ago Reeves braces Britain for hefty Budget tax rises as she warns of need to understand 'circumstances we face'

Chancellor rolls ground for tax rises in unusual pre-Budget speech at Downing Street

Events

88 m. ago Reeves braces Britain for hefty Budget tax rises as she warns of need to understand 'circumstances we're facing'

Chancellor to says key priorities include cutting waiting lists, the cost of living and reducing national debt

Events

6 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

7 h. ago Reeves braces Britain for hefty Budget tax rises by warning of need to understand 'circumstances we're facing'

She also told of key aims including cutting waiting lists, the cost of living and the national debt

Events

7 h. ago Reeves to lay groundwork for tax rises in ‘candid’ speech about budget

Chancellor to promise ‘fairness and opportunity’ but will not repeat manifesto pledge on tax, after PM’s hint at breachRachel Reeves will lay the groundwork for a tax-raising budget that could break Labour’s election promise on income tax, in a major speech in which she will be “candid” about the tough choices ahead.The chancellor will give the speech as the markets open on Tuesday, when she will promise to make fair choices at this month’s budget but decline to repeat her manifesto pledge of no rise in income tax, VAT or national insurance. Continue reading...

Economics

7 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

7 h. ago Tax rises at Budget ‘inevitable’, think tank with close Labour links claims

The Resolution Foundation however suggested there was a way to implement tax rises which ‘boosts confidence in the economy and the public finances’.

Economics

7 h. ago Reeves to promise ‘fairness’ in Budget as income tax hike speculation mounts

No 10 repeatedly refused to say whether Labour’s manifesto pledge not to raise income tax still stands.

Economics

11 h. ago What's 'front of mind' for Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she plans Budget tax rises and will they hit you?

Cabinet colleague Heidi Alexander gave an insight into Ms Reeves’ thinking

Economics

14 h. ago My sources have told me about the catastrophic tax rises to come. Pensioners will be horrified... this is where Labour's going to strike and it's devastating: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

With every day that passes it becomes more apparent that the Chancellor will, later this month in the Budget , break Labour 's manifesto commitment not to increase income tax.

Economics

15 h. ago What is 'front of mind' for Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she plans Budget tax rises and will they hit you?

Cabinet colleague Heidi Alexander gave an insight into Ms Reeves’ thinking

Economics

18 h. ago A mansion tax would disastrously stall the urge to downsize in London

The top of the market is a dangerous place for the government to play when it comes to property taxes

Events

19 h. ago Britain 'doomed' under Labour as wealthy scramble to 'get the hell out of London', Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary warns

The UK is doomed under Labour, the boss of Ryanair has warned as he claimed wealthy people were scrambling to 'get the hell out of London' before being hit by a Budget tax raid.

Events

19 h. ago Millions of higher earners face Budget tax rises as Rachel Reeves seeks to protect workers on 'modest' incomes

Ahead of the Budget, the Chancellor has ‘front of mind’ getting more money into the pockets of people on ‘modest incomes’

Economics

19 h. ago Public service productivity tumbles at fastest rate in nearly three years after Labour's pay and spending splurges

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to blame Brexit and Tory austerity for another grim package of tax hikes in the Budget on November 26.

Economics

20 h. ago 'Please don't hit us again': Cinema chain boss pleads with Chancellor ahead of Budget tax blizzard

Tim Richards, of Vue, warned of a 'difficult operating environment' as firms face grapple with high energy costs, the increase in the minimum wage and the Chancellor's national insurance tax raid.

Economics

22 h. ago ‘More than a hundred tax and spending plans’ being considered by Reeves ahead of Budget

Around a hundred tax and spending measures are said to be on the table at the Budget, including an increase in income tax

Economics

22 h. ago Death by a HUNDRED tax hikes? Reeves looking at blizzard of increases on 'wealthy' middle earners in Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering a blizzard of measures targeting the 'wealthy' as she scrambles to drum up huge sums.

Economics

25 h. ago Scrap tourist tax, university foreign students levy and cut stamp duty on shares to boost London, Reeves urged

The Chancellor could also create new jobs and more homes by supporting new transport schemes for the city, say London bosses

Society