93 m. ago Made up your mind yet, Rachel? Reeves puts finishing touches to tax hikes in chaotic Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves posed for the traditional eve-of-package photos in her study with a chess set visible on the desk.

Economics

3 h. ago Kemi Badenoch calls on Wes Streeting to stop puberty blocker trial

The Health Secretary has said the trial will ‘provide better evidence for how the NHS can support and treat young people with gender incongruence’.

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4 h. ago Fizzy drinks to go up in price as Labour 'milkshake tax' becomes the first money grab of the Budget

In the first salvo of the Budget raid on Britons, Wes Streeting announced that the exemption for pre-packaged milk-based drinks is being scrapped.

Economics

4 h. ago Budget 2025 latest: Sugar levy on milkshakes and lattes confirmed as first tax hike in Rachel Reeves’s Budget

Chancellor to unveil series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday

Economics

5 h. ago Rachel Reeves announces the Budget tomorrow. Here’s what to expect

The Chancellor is expected to announce tax hikes as part of the 2025 autumn Budget

Politics

5 h. ago Labour ramps up 'sugar tax': Milkshakes, lattes and more soft drinks face price hikes to raise £100m

Wes Streeting announced that the exemption for pre-packaged milk-based drinks is being scrapped.

Economics

6 h. ago Bank shares rise after reports they will be spared tax hike amid growth mission

Banks were thought to have been in the firing line through a potential increase to the bank levy.

Economics

7 h. ago EasyJet boss warns Reeves against passenger tax hikes as shares slump

Easyjet chief executive Kenton Jarvis said he hopes the Chancellor freezes air passenger duty and warned that the opposite would 'dampen demand.'

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7 h. ago Budget 2025: EVERY tax that could be hiked, from income to pensions and property

Our guide to everything that could be announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the Budget on 26 November.

Economics

8 h. ago Milkshake and latte lovers brace for price hikes as Labour extends 'sugar tax' to raise £100m

Wes Streeting is poised to announce that the exemption for pre-packaged milk-based drinks is being scrapped.

Economics

9 h. ago Slash spending or risk bond market mayhem: Reeves warned lack of credible plan will spook investors

Fears are mounting Chancellor will rely on an array of tax rises rather than controls on public expenditure to make her numbers add up.

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10 h. ago New milkshake tax set to be added to 93pc of drinks on the market

The tax will hike the price of drinks on sale in UK shops

Economics

11 h. ago Budget 2025 predictions as Rachel Reeves makes changes to tax, benefits and savings

Here The Mirror looks at what could be announced at the Chancellor Rachel Reeves's major Budget on Wednesday after months of speculation over possible tax hikes

Economics

17 h. ago What to expect in tomorrow's Budget as Rachel Reeves prepares to unveil her 'smorgasbord' of tax hikes while splurging billions more on welfare

The Chancellor's preparations for her latest fiscal package have been branded a 'shambles' by economists.

Economics

19 h. ago Gatwick second runway plans could be SHELVED if Reeves hikes taxes on airline industry, warns airport boss

GATWICK’S boss has warned that plans for a second runway could be shelved if the Chancellor pushes ahead with a hefty business rates hike in tomorrow’s Budget. Stewart Wingate, managing director of UK airports for owners VINCI and GIP, said the £2.2billion expansion would be “put into question” if Rachel Reeves increases taxes on the...

Events

19 h. ago Spare Brits a ‘hammer blow’ fuel duty hike in Budget, MPs and industry bosses beg Rachel Reeves

RACHEL Reeves is facing a last-ditch plea to spare drivers a fuel duty hike in her tax-raising Budget. The Chancellor is weighing up scrapping the 2022 temporary 5p cut while pressing ahead with a 3p-a-mile charge for EVs. MPs and industry chiefs warn the move would pile costs on families struggling with bills. The AA...

Economics

19 h. ago Fury at 5m Brits paid NOT to work – as Reeves’s Budget will make 10m pensioners pay income tax

FIVE million people are now on benefits with no requirement to work — as Rachel Reeves gets ready to hike taxes to pay for even more welfare spending. The revelation ahead of tomorrow’s Budget sparked claims that Britain is in the grips of a welfare “crisis”. While benefits spiral, it emerged 10 million pensioners could...

Economics

24 h. ago Brits slash TV subs and clothing spends to stash cash amid cost

Eight in ten have tightened their purse strings in the past 12 months with many worried about having to make more cutbacks following this week's budget.

Economics

25 h. ago Two thirds of voters want Reeves to cut spending rather than hike taxes in Budget

Sir Keir and his chancellor Rachel Reeves are facing a make-or-break Budget this week, with the chancellor expected to increase taxes to plug the gaps in the public finances

Economics

25 h. ago Kemi Badenoch refuses to apologise to Reform after Tory chairman compares Farage's 'gold badge' merch to a NAZI medal dished out by Hitler to followers

Mr Farage yesterday teased the release of a black and gold badge with party branding on it, plus 2018, the year it was formed, and the slogan 'family, community, country'.

Politics