55 h. ago Reeves may be forced to hike taxes as ministers refuse to rule out welfare U

Think tank describes government plans to slash welfare as ‘regressive and rushed’

Politics

6 d. ago Record five million are forced to pay higher rate tax as fears grow Chancellor Rachel Reeves will extend 'absurd' threshold freeze in mini

Shocking official figures showed that an extra 680,000 workers were dragged into the 40 per cent tax bracket compared to a year earlier.

Economics

6 d. ago Rachel Reeves' budget forces nurseries to increase fees and slash free places, survey reveals

Most nurseries say they will cut free places and raise fees due to a 'perfect storm' of changes including Labour's National Insurance hike.

Politics

6 d. ago Record five million forced to pay higher rate tax: Fury as Rachel Reeves' stealth tax raid punishes middle class strivers

Shocking official figures showed that an extra 680,000 workers were dragged into the 40 per cent tax bracket compared to a year earlier.

Economics

6 d. ago London council announces cuts to children's services and ramps up taxes

Ealing Council voted overwhelmingly in favour of a budget that will increase council tax and the hike the social care levy

Politics

7 d. ago Domino’s pizza prices will ‘no doubt’ rise this year amid higher tax bill

The chain’s UK and Ireland boss said increases to the minimum wage and taxes will force it to hike prices later on in 2025.

Economics

1 week ago Around 100 schools could be forced to close under Labour's plans to impose VAT on private schools

Treasury Minister Torsten Bell put a figure on the effect of the tax hike for the first time. A dozen schools have already shut, or intend to close, since January, blaming the levy.

Politics

1 week ago How to dodge 'pink tax' as women overpay billions per year in hidden price hike

'Pink Tax' has left millions of women paying £126 each per year simply for products marketed specifically towards them. The price differences have sparked outrage, so here's how to avoid them

Economics

1 week ago Brits face new tourist taxes and rental car charges on Spanish holiday islands as officials say they have 'reached their limit'

The hike in tourist taxes comes after a summer of discontent last year in which thousands of locals marched in Palma during two large demos to protest at the effects of mass tourism.

Society

1 week ago Falkirk Council will see 92 jobs go despite 15.6 per cent council tax hike

Councillors rejected many savings but others are made behind the scenes and jobs are going

Politics

1 week ago Full list of 59 petrol and diesel models slapped with car tax hike in April 2025

From April 1, car tax changes will affect all drivers in the UK - but drivers of these specific models could see the sharpest rise

Events

1 week ago Largest council tax rise in Scotland confirmed as local authority imposes 15.6% hike

Ratepayers in the Falkirk Council area face a huge increase in their bills from next month as the struggling local authority attempts to balance its budget.

Economics

1 week ago Reeves to be forced into fresh tax hikes or austerity drive by faltering economy, top economists warn

Rachel Reeves is warned it will be tough to find extra money for defence spending without raising taxes

Events

1 week ago Pay rise for Renfrewshire councillors weeks after council tax hike voted through

Change will see salary of leader jump from £42,698 to £50,063 and provost from £32,024 to £37,548.

Politics

1 week ago NHS dentistry facing ‘existential crisis’ with more practices going private amid tax hike

The warning comes as the Liberal Democrats urge the government to exempt the health and social care sector from the April hike to National Insurance contributions, which will cost the sector £3 billion in the next financial year

Economics

1 week ago Surge in car sales as buyers try to beat looming deadline before £3,000 tax hike

Buyers of electric cars have enjoyed no road tax until now - but all that is changing and the costs will begin to spiral

Economics

2 w. ago Fury as Orkney Council set to increase council tax bills by an eyewatering 15%

Orkney Island residents have been left reeling after their local council confirmed its intention to hike council tax by a jaw-dropping 15 per cent in what is one of the nation's largest rises.

Economics

2 w. ago Kosovo's prime minister again refuses to testify at prosecutor's office for a corruption case

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti has again refused to report to the Special Prosecutor’s Office that had summoned him as a witness in an alleged corruption case of state reserves

Politics

2 w. ago Angela Rayner breaks silence on Donald Trump halting Ukraine aid in tense GMB interview

Deputy PM Angela Rayner has refused to condemn Donald Trump and said the Prime Minister will continue to work with the US President as he is 'laser-focused' on peace in Ukraine

Politics

2 w. ago Trump says ‘no room left’ to avoid massive tax hikes on Canadian and Mexican imports

Trump has said he thinks foreign countries pay the import taxes, which are actually borne by American importers and consumers

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