8 h. ago Stealth tax raid will see a MILLION more pensioners dragged into paying income tax

A million more pensioners will be dragged into paying income tax after Rachel Reeves confirmed she would extend the freeze on thresholds for another three years.

Economics

10 h. ago With a smirk that says if you work hard and save prudently I'm coming for you, Reeves launches 43 tax rises in spiteful raids on strivers

The Chancellor shattered Labour's manifesto pledges on tax with a £13 billion freeze on income tax and National Insurance thresholds lasting three years.

Economics

13 h. ago Rachel Reeves has condemned us to a doom loop of ever higher taxes, debt and welfare spending. All the experts are saying the same thing about her cruel Budget

Be in no doubt: Rachel Reeves ' second Budget, which will tax the so-called 'working people' of this country until the pips squeak, is condemning us all to an ever-accelerating economic doom loop.

Economics

14 h. ago Badenoch takes aim at Reeves over chancellor’s complaints of misogyny

Kemi Badenoch used her Bidget speech to launch an extraordinary attack on Ms Reeves, accusing her of ‘whining’ over sexism claims

Politics

15 h. ago Rachel Reeves to stage ANOTHER tax raid on landlords as income tax on rents is ratcheted up

The changes will reduce returns for landlords who have already been pounded by higher taxes and increased regulation since 2016 - and could drive up rents for tenants.

Politics

16 h. ago Online betting firms hit with £1billion a year tax hike in Rachel Reeves' Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has resisted heavy lobbying from betting firms and pressed ahead with a tax raid on internet gaming firms

Economics

16 h. ago Tories accuse Reeves of taxing workers to pay for £9bn in extra welfare spending

Half a million families on universal credit will gain an average £5,000 a year each due to abolition of two-child limit

Economics

16 h. ago Reeves launches £26 billion tax raid as welfare spending rises

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s announcements will leave 1.7 million people paying more income tax.

Economics

16 h. ago The Budget winners and losers: From working people, families, savers and pensioners, how much you'll pay in Rachel Reeves £30billion tax raid

While the Chancellor previously vowed to exclude 'working people' from tax hikes, she changed her tune today by telling MPs she was asking everyone to 'contribute'.

Economics

17 h. ago Property income tax to rise as raid on expensive homes is confirmed

From April 2027, a 2 percentage point increase will be applied to basic, higher and additional rates

Society

17 h. ago Budget 2025 LIVE: Rachel Reeves unveils £26bn tax raid but cuts energy bills amid leak fiasco

Rachel Reeves calls the blunder by the Office for Budget Responsibility ‘deeply disappointing’ as she delivers Budget

Economics

18 h. ago Rachel Reeves' new stealth raid on workers and pensioners as tax thresholds are put on hold for THREE MORE years

The Chancellor is set to keep the long-running freeze on personal tax thresholds in place for another three years beyond 2028.

Economics

19 h. ago Budget 2025 LIVE: Rachel Reeves delivers statement as leak blunder reveals £26billion tax raid

Rachel Reeves calls the blunder by the Office for Budget Responsibility ‘deeply disappointing’ as she delivers Budget

Economics

19 h. ago Budget 2025: Key points on Reeves tax, pensions and benefits plan after details leaked in shock blunder

The Chancellor told the Commons how she is launching a £26 billion tax raid as she unveiled some giveaways to tackle the cost-of-living crisis

Economics

19 h. ago Reeves Budget LEAKS: One in four workers face paying higher tax rates by 2030 in £30BILLION raid as Chancellor's plans are published BEFORE she stands up

The Budget descended into shambles today as the watchdog accidentally published details before the Chancellor stood up.

Economics

19 h. ago Budget 2025 LIVE: Early release fiasco reveals income tax thresholds frozen for another THREE years in £26billion tax raid

Office for Budget Responsibility increases its forecast for economic growth this year from 1% to 1.5% but downgraded its forecasts for the following four years

Economics

22 h. ago Budget 2025 LIVE: Chancellor Rachel Reeves admits people are 'angry' over economy ahead of tax raid statement

A ‘mansion tax’, income tax threshold freeze extension and pay-per-mile levy for electric vehicle drivers are among the measures the Chancellor is expected to announce today

Economics

32 h. ago Farmers' fury as tractors banned from Budget day demonstration against Reeves' inheritance tax raid

Farmers planning a huge Budget day demonstration against the family farm tax tomorrow have been banned from bringing their tractors - prompting fury and accusations of two-tier policing.

Economics

33 h. ago Close to £2,000 of an average earner's annual taxes will go towards Britain's bloated benefits bill, new analysis has found on eve of crucial Budget

Workers paid the median salary nationwide will have more of their taxes spent on welfare - £1,970 - than any other item of public spending, as increasing numbers of people receive sickness benefits.

Economics

46 h. ago ‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss

Chief executive John Roberts urged the Chancellor to cut spending and ‘make some difficult decisions’.

Economics