4 h. ago Big Four accountants lobby against partnership tax changes in Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is looking at adding employer national insurance to UK businesses operating as LLPs

Economics

12 h. ago Personal Allowance income tax threshold of £12,570 could increase at Autumn Budget

More pensioners will pay tax in retirement next year due to the frozen Personal Allowance.

Economics

13 h. ago Desperate Rachel Reeves is 'actively discussing' smashing Labour's manifesto by hiking income tax at Budget as she struggles to fill '£40bn' black hole

Increasing income tax is said to be a 'live debate' between the Chancellor and her aides amid fears she cannot bring in enough cash by solely targeting the 'rich'.

Economics

20 h. ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves 'is in active discussions about breaking Labour's manifesto pledge and putting a penny on income tax to fill £30billion budget gap'

The Chancellor is eyeing up a series of tax raids as she seeks to fill a £30billion black hole in the public finances next month.

Economics

23 h. ago Rachel Reeves 'considering breaking Labour manifesto pledge with income tax rise at Budget'

Treasury discussions to fill estimated £30billion gap include possibly adding 1p to basic rate or raising higher or additional tax rates

Economics

25 h. ago Manufacturers hit by weakest demand for orders since 2020 amid Budget fears

MANUFACTURERS have seen the weakest demand for orders since 2020, amid high energy costs and fears about Budget tax rises. The Confederation of British Industry’s report found business sentiment has deteriorated. Manufacturing output fell in the three months to October. It was driven by metal products, metal manufacture and electronic engineering sub-sectors. Quarterly domestic and...

Economics

34 h. ago Fund bosses warn Chancellor against personal tax raid as Budget fears rattle investors

Speculation over a fresh tax raid on investors and savers at the upcoming Budget in November is weighing on Briain's financial services sector.

Economics

35 h. ago Reeves 'coming for middle Britain's private healthcare': Chancellor's £2bn Budget tax attack on partnerships 'will push up costs outside the NHS'

Rachel Reeves is understood to be looking at targeting so-called 'Limited Liability Partnerships' as she desperately tries to bring in more cash.

Economics

35 h. ago Pensions tax raid fears: Treasury today issues official response to Budget campaign

Worried people have been rushing to withdraw lump sums amid concerns it could be targeted by Rachel Reeces in November Budget

Economics

39 h. ago London lawyers and accountants ‘targeted in new £2bn tax raid’ as Rachel Reeves prepares Budget

Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering a new tax hit on more than 190,000 people who use limited liability partnerships

Economics

46 h. ago Biggest squeeze on British living standards for over 18 months as fears mount over Budget tax raid

In a bleak report today, the Office for National Statistics said inflation remained stuck at 3.8 per cent in September, the third month in a row.

Economics

49 h. ago It's always the same story. Dogs bark, ducks quack and Labour hits the middle class with tax rises

Tax rises are a choice - and an extremely unwise choice, given that the private sector is already groaning under the heaviest tax burden since the 1940s.

Events

60 h. ago Rachel Reeves to launch £2 billion Budget tax raid on wealthiest

The Chancellor is expected to use the Budget to bring in a new charge on people who use limited liability partnerships as she tries to fill a £30 billion hole left by the Tories.

Economics

2 d. ago Rachel Reeves ‘plots tax raid on solicitors and GPs in crackdown on UK’s wealthy’

Chancellor to crack down on loophole under which partners do not pay employer national insurance

Economics

3 d. ago Inheritance tax receipts on track to reach record high this year as frozen thresholds drag more people into the net

IHT is expected to deliver the Treasury a record £9.1bn this tax year, the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast earlier this year.

Politics

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves warned tax hike in Budget could 'force mass closures of bingo halls' across UK

A wave of bingo halls have closed since the Covid crisis - and an industry chief claims a tax rise will kill off many more, after reports the Chancellor could double taxes on bettering firms to 30%

Events

4 d. ago Reeves set to announce more tax rises in 16 months than Gordon Brown did in 10 YEARS as Chancellor blames Brexit ahead of Budget

Estimates by the OBR watchdog show Gordon Brown's fiscal events between 1997 and 2007 were 'scored' as adding just under £59billion a year to revenues.

Economics

4 d. ago Should you be saving or spending pension cash before inheritance tax rules change?

Reports suggest some people are withdrawing pension savings to spend now - but is it the right approach?

Economics

4 d. ago Pension savers warned over 'unwanted' sweeping tax change in Budget

The Chancellor recently said she is looking at tax changes in her Autumn Statement

Events

4 d. ago How thousands in London could be hit with new council tax bands under Rachel Reeves budget plans

Affluent people in the capital are rumoured to be among the main targets for the new taxes

Economics