90 m. ago Live: Tax hiked and growth downgraded in unprecedented early release of Budget

The OBR has apologised after the unprecedented early release of its economic and fiscal outlook document ahead of the Budget.

Economics

2 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

2 h. ago Live: Tax hiked and growth downgraded as Budget details released early

Ms Reeves is widely expected to pull the lever on tax hikes in order to fill a black hole in the public finances as she delivers her second budget.

Economics

2 h. ago Tax hiked and growth downgraded as details of Budget released early

The OBR confirmed Rachel Reeves’ Budget ‘raises taxes by amounts rising to £26 billion in 2029-30’.

Economics

7 h. ago Budget 2025: Keir Starmer's top aide hits back at 'saving PM's job' claim in TV exchange

Darren Jones, the Prime Minister's chief secretary, said Rachel Reeves' Budget will 'meet the needs of the country' and pushed back when asked if the plans were about saving the PM's job

Economics

8 h. ago Rachel Reeves says she is ‘pushing ahead with biggest drive for growth’ ahead of Budget

Scottish Cabinet minister Mairi McAllan welcomes minimum wage rise but warns against ‘piecemeal approach’ from Chancellor

Politics

16 h. ago Reeves says she is ‘pushing ahead with biggest drive for growth’ ahead of Budget

The Chancellor is set to deliver her second Budget on Wednesday, when she has warned she will raise taxes to fill a black hole in the public finances.

Politics

39 h. ago ALEX BRUMMER: 13 things Reeves could do in the Budget to fire growth

Rachel Reeves is widely predicted to introduce a less-than-appetising ­smorgasbord of painful levies when she stands up in the House of Commons tomorrow.

Events

43 h. ago Budget 2025 latest: Reeves drops mention of economic growth after dire forecasts ahead of Budget

Chancellor to unveil series of measures in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday

Economics

50 h. ago Shock news for Reeves over ‘growth emergency’ days before make

Rachel Reeves arrived in the Treasury with a ‘number 1 mission’ of producing economic growth - but two days before her second Budget she faces warnings that it will be downgraded

Events

50 h. ago Warning over UK ‘growth emergency’ just days before Reeves’ make

Rachel Reeves arrived in the Treasury with a ‘number 1 mission’ of producing economic growth - but two days before her second Budget she faces warnings that it will be downgraded

Events

51 h. ago Reeves faces economic ‘growth emergency’ ahead of make or break Budget

Rachel Reeves arrived in the Treasury with a ‘number 1 mission’ of producing economic growth, but two days before her second Budget she faces warnings that it will be downgraded

Economics

52 h. ago OBR to ‘downgrade growth forecasts for every year of this parliament’

The news will come as a major blow to the government, which has put economic growth at the centre of its plan for Britain

Politics

5 d. ago UK private sector growth slows due to business caution ahead of Budget

The S&P Global flash UK composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) reported a reading of 50.5 in November, slipping from 52.2.

Economics

6 d. ago How 1 in 3 pensioners will retire in poverty if Rachel Reeves pushes on with Budget pension plot

NEARLY one in three pensioners could retire in poverty if Rachel Reeves pushes ahead with her Budget pension plot. The government previously projected that 4.6million people will not have the minimum amount of cash required to cover their retirement. This currently stands at £13,400 per year in savings for a single person and £22,600 per...

Economics

7 d. ago House price growth slows as Budget jitters bite but typical home is now worth £7,000 more than a year ago

House prices are falling, according to the latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Economics

9 d. ago Labour's Budget 'circus' has crushed growth hopes, former BoE chief warns as markets get jitters over Chancellor's income tax hike U

Andy Haldane, who was chief economist at the Bank, delivered a scathing verdict on the shambolic process after the Chancellor's humiliating U-turn on hiking income tax.

Events

9 d. ago Budget rumours key reason for weak growth, says former Bank chief economist

Andy Haldane has called for the process to be overhauled to prevent Budget leaks that can damage the economy.

Economics

1 week ago Reeves’s actions would suggest she’s trying to slow economy down, says former NatWest chief

Labour chancellor under fire ahead of crunch Budget as new figures show GDP growth has slowed

Politics

1 week ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London slips as UK economic growth slows in blow to Rachel Reeves ahead of budget

FTSE 100 LIVE: London slips as UK economic growth slows in blow to Rachel Reeves ahead of budget  Yahoo Finance UK

Economics