3 d. ago KEMI BADENOCH: Labour's council tax rises are a cynical raid on the very people who keep this country going

Rachel Reeves 's business-squeezing budget has led to rising unemployment, lower growth and a stagnant economy. As ever, Labour's answer is even more tax rises.

Politics

3 d. ago REVEALED: Now Angela Rayner wants to tax your garden SHED thanks to her army of council snoopers

Households are being hit with a new range of sneaky charges by councils looking to raise extra cash.

Politics

6 d. ago Treasury breaks silence on council tax discount for state pensioners

Rachel Reeves' department has responded to a popular campaign urging ministers to consider reducing council tax for the elderly

Economics

6 d. ago Government responds to calls for everyone of State Pension age to get council tax reduction

It comes after over 10,000 people signed a petition online

Politics

6 d. ago Wealthier areas set to pay more council tax under new plans: Will you be affected?

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is mulling an overhaul of the council tax system to allocate more money to deprived areas.

Economics

6 d. ago Londoners face ‘maximum’ council tax hikes to limit huge funding blow from Labour reforms, warns IFS

Cash for inner London town halls will be 11-12% lower in 2028-29 in real terms under the reforms, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Events

6 d. ago Inner London boroughs will be big losers in Labour's plan to shake

Cash for inner London town halls will be 11-12% lower in 2028-29 in real terms under the reforms, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Politics

7 d. ago Millions of households will be hit with council tax hikes to pay for Angela Rayner's Government funding reforms

Households in wealthy areas could be hit with huge council tax rises under Angela Rayner's plans to divert more funding to deprived regions, experts warned last night.

Economics

7 d. ago Reeves urged to consider replacing council tax as thinktank warns of ‘impossible trilemma’ for chancellor – UK politics live

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research says government’s spending gap is on course to reach more than £40bnThis is from Chris Giles, economics commentator at the Financial Times, on Bluesky on today’s NIESR report.I see NIESR is talking today about a £41.2bn hole in the UK public financesTwo things are newsworthy: Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago Scotland's political parties urged to commit to abolishing council tax

Tax Justice Scotland said politicians should ‘grasp the jaggy thistle of real reform’

Politics

9 d. ago If you cash in your pension early can you qualify for council tax benefits later? STEVE WEBB replies

One of my colleagues cashed their pension in at 55. They said without the work pension they would receive council tax benefit at pension age. Is this correct?

Economics

3 w. ago Average UK house asking price registers steepest monthly drop for 20 years

Rightmove blames the 1.2% fall in new sellers’ prices on the end of stamp duty discounts and more homes coming on to the marketThe average price of homes coming up for sale dropped by the largest monthly amount in more than 20 years in July, according to a property website, after the end of temporary cuts to stamp duty, and recent increases in council tax on second homes.The average price being asked by new sellers fell by 1.2%, or £4,531, in July compared with a month earlier, to £373,709. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Reform says council tax cuts for struggling families are 'not going to happen' in areas it controls because of the cost of social care

Former party chairman Zia Yusuf warned that the best the party could do in Kent and the other nine areas where it runs services would be to increase council tax more slowly that elsewhere.

Economics

3 w. ago South London borough backs tourist tax plan to raise millions

Southwark Council is considering implementing a tourist tax on visitors entering the borough

Economics