17 h. ago Boosting productivity will be main priority of autumn budget, Reeves says

Exclusive: Chancellor focuses on investment and planning rules as she dismisses talk of tax rises as ‘speculation’Rachel Reeves: Labour has fixed the foundations – now we must build a stronger economy for a renewed BritainRachel Reeves has promised to use her autumn budget to prioritise fixing Britain’s dismal record on productivity as she sought to downplay mounting tax speculation with a focus on economic growth.Setting out her priorities for the budget for the first time, the chancellor said tackling the efficiency of the economy through higher investment and a fresh assault on planning rules would form the backbone of her tax and spending plans. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Rachel Reeves looking to tighten inheritance tax rules as Chancellor scrambles to fix UK's ailing finances

The Chancellor is examining whether to harden the rules on the gifting of money and assets ahead of the Autumn Budget

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4 d. ago More pets to be allowed in military accommodation as ministers cut red tape

From this week service personnel will be allowed to keep up to two dogs, cats or smaller pets without needing permission.

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7 d. ago Rachel Reeves should exempt defence pledge from budget rules, says Gordon Brown

The former chancellor said the commitment to spend 5% of GDP by 2035 should be treated as ‘exceptional’.

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer REFUSES to rule out tax hikes in the Budget after economists warn Labour is facing a huge £50bn black hole in public finances

The Prime Minister said he didn't recognise 'some of the figures that are being put out' amid suggestions that Rachel Reeves is on track to miss one of her fiscal rules.

Economics

7 d. ago Keir Starmer pushes back at economists' claims Labour is facing a £50bn black hole

The Prime Minister said he didn't recognise 'some of the figures that are being put out' amid suggestions that Rachel Reeves is on track to miss one of her fiscal rules.

Economics

8 d. ago Reeves warned of ‘impossible trilemma’ on tax, spending and fiscal rules

Think-tank Niesr urges chancellor to increase income tax rates at her next Budget

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9 d. ago Tories demand Reeves ‘urgently rule out’ investment tax hikes

The Tories claim scrapping the £500 dividend allowance will drag an estimated 5.22 million more people into paying investment levies.

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9 d. ago Rachel Reeves under pressure to ‘urgently rule out’ tax hikes

The Tories argue that leaving investors ‘in limbo’ could harm the economy

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1 week ago Cut red tape hindering marine restoration to boost coastal towns – Tory MPs

Kitty Thompson, head of campaigns at CEN, said offering solutions for coastal communities could also help the Conservatives challenge Reform.

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3 w. ago European visa waiver: when must I apply for an Etias and how will travel from the UK work?

Extra red tape due to Brexit will not be mandatory for travel from the UK to the Schengen Area before 2027

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3 w. ago Taking back control: Spain will decide which British travellers to admit to Gibraltar

Exclusive: UK visitors face extra Brexit red tape, including fingerprinting, as Rock aligns with Schengen area formalities

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4 w. ago Rachel Reeves warned by City grandees not to weaken banking safeguards

Chancellor’s plan to slash red tape could raise financial risks and do little to help households, say architects of UK’s post-2008 reformsRachel Reeves has been warned by City grandees that her plan to slash financial red tape could have little benefit for British households while increasing risks in the banking industry.The chancellor used a speech to City bosses attending the annual Mansion House dinner on Tuesday to argue that in too many areas regulation was acting as a “boot on the neck of business”, as she pledged sweeping changes to help revive the economy. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Rachel Reeves inadvertently breached rules on declaring freebies, watchdog finds

The chancellor apologised for the error involving the declaration of theatre tickets for an adaptation of the classic children’s novel Ballet Shoes

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4 w. ago Is Labour sowing the seeds for mortgage meltdown? Risky new rules that could give borrowers huge loans

Rachel Reeves is sweeping aside rules put in place to protect homeowners in a move which experts warn could sow the seeds for a future catastrophe.

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4 w. ago What Labour's mortgage meltdown means for YOUR house price: Experts reveal the risk of 'dangerous' new lending policy

Rachel Reeves is sweeping aside rules put in place to protect homeowners in a move which experts warn could sow the seeds for a future catastrophe.

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4 w. ago Reeves pledges to extend purge of City red tape to rest of UK economy

Chancellor uses Mansion House speech to unveil what she claims is a big reduction in financial services regulation

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4 w. ago Rachel Reeves vows to rip up rules acting as 'boot on the neck' of businesses

In her Mansion House speech to City chiefs, the Chancellor said her plans for an overhaul of financial services would have a 'ripple effect' across the whole economy

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4 w. ago Watchdogs insist reducing regulation will not increase risk of financial crisis

MPs raised concerns that a move to cut red tape typically comes before major financial turmoil.

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4 w. ago UK regulation is a ‘boot on the neck of business’, Reeves to tell City

Chancellor will announce the biggest cut in a decade to regulations ‘choking off enterprise and innovation’

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