4 h. ago Starmer admits he planned to break manifesto pledge on income tax

PM defends last week’s Budget and says ‘there was no misleading’ about economic forecasts

Politics

5 h. ago Keir Starmer admits he planned to break manifesto pledge on income tax

PM defends last week’s Budget and says ‘there was no misleading’ about economic forecasts

Politics

26 h. ago 'It wasn't true': Rachel Reeves is forced to watch footage of herself vowing she 'won't be back for more' after last tax bomb Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves had to sit awkwardly on Sky News while her words from the aftermath of the last record-breaking tax package were played out.

Economics

3 d. ago Full breakdown confirmed after new Council Tax bands announced

The Government announced that, from April 2028, it plans to introduce a new High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS) on owners of residential property in England worth £2 million or more

Economics

3 d. ago Rachel Reeves’ uncle blasts Budget as 'worst I’ve ever heard'

His comments come as the Chancellor is accused of breaking a Labour manifesto pledge amid £26billion of tax rises

Politics

3 d. ago Did Labour break their tax manifesto pledge? Martin Lewis gives his opinion

Martin Lewis has revealed whether he thinks Rachel Reeves broke Labour's manifesto pledge on tax.

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4 d. ago Starmer says budget did not break manifesto tax pledge and scrapping two

PM says: ‘We kept to our manifesto in terms of what we’ve promised. But I accept the challenge that we’ve asked everybody to contribute’Ask the Guardian your budget questionsShare your views on the new ‘mansion tax’Budget calculator: find out if you are better or worse offThe Conservative party is attacking the budget on the grounds that Rachel Reeves is putting up taxes supposedly to fund more spending on benefit claimants. Even though the rationale for this claim is questionable, the Tories were making it before the budget was announced, and Kemi Badenoch firmed it up last night, claiming it was a “Benefits Street budget”.On LBC this morning, asked if the budget meant “alarm clock Britain paying for Benefits Street”, Reeves said she did not accept that. She said 60% of the families that would benefit from the removal of the two-child benefit cap (the most expensive welfare announcement in the budget) were in work.I don’t think children should be punished by this pernicious policy ...

Economics

4 d. ago Did Rachel Reeves break her manifesto pledge on tax? Her own words suggest she did

The chancellor is using semantics to argue she has not broken her pledge – which will be of little comfort to those whose income tax bill will soar, writes David Maddox

Politics

4 d. ago Married couples could claim £1,258 tax break after Budget announcement

Marriage tax allowance allows eligible couples to transfer £1,260 of their personal allowance to their spouse or civil partner to reduce how much tax they pay

Economics

4 d. ago Budget 2025 live: IFS accuses Rachel Reeves of breaking tax manifesto promise in damning Budget verdict

Reeves admits Budget will mean working people will have to ‘contribute a bit more’ - but denies breaking manifesto pledge

Economics

4 d. ago Martin Lewis: Income tax freeze 'breaks spirit of Labour manifesto and 1p rise would be less damaging'

In her Budget on Wednesday, Rachel Reeves announced £26 billion of tax rises

Politics

4 d. ago These home workers to lose up to £124 tax break as 300,000 brace for Budget raid

The move will hand the Treasury tens of millions of pounds a year, with higher-rate taxpayers facing a tax increase of up to £124

Economics

4 d. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves admits ‘working people will pay more’ but denies breaking manifesto tax pledge

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch brands package of measures ‘a smorgasbord of misery’ and urges chancellor to resign

Economics

4 d. ago Tax breaks for those who work from home are abolished in bid to drive more back into offices

Millions of home workers claimed the relief when they were ordered to work from home during the pandemic.

Society

4 d. ago Reeves has swung a huge sledgehammer that'll wipe £37,000 off your pension

The Chancellor has launched a stealth attack on 'salary sacrifice' company pensions, with a new £2,000 cap on the pension contributions that can be made with tax breaks.

Economics

4 d. ago There is at least one winner in the Budget as BINGO halls are given surprise tax break

Taxpayers may not be feeling lucky after having their pockets picked of a total estimate of £26billion - but a surprise Budget winner is the traditional bingo hall.

Economics

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves Budget 2025: Major money changes young people need to know

Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget is out, but how will young people cope with the new cash ISA limit, pension caps, and extended tax freezes? We break down every key consequence.

Economics

5 d. ago What Reeves' devastating pensions raid means for you, the people who will be thousands worse off

The Chancellor has launched a stealth attack on 'salary sacrifice' company pensions, with a new £2,000 cap on the pension contributions that can be made with tax breaks.

Politics

5 d. ago Damned by her own words: All the promises Rachel Reeves made on tax as Chancellor breaks them in Budget hammering working people by an extra £26BILLION

The news emerged even before the Chancellor was on her feet as the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) incredibly published its analysis of the fiscal programme early by mistake.

Economics

5 d. ago Damned by her own words: All the promises Rachel Reeves made on tax as Chancellor prepares to break them in Budget

Ms Reeves is widely expected to freeze income tax thresholds when she addresses the Commons at lunchtime, a move criticised as a 'stealth tax' that hits strivers on the quiet.

Economics