49 h. ago Three tax raids that Rachel Reeves could hit households with in the Autumn Budget, according to experts

WITH Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to announce her Autumn Budget next month, many will be wondering how it's going to hit their pockets. There are fears taxes will go up for households across the UK, as the government tries to fill a £30billion black hole in the public finances. Experts from Oxford Economists have this...

Economics

8 d. ago Exotic zoo owner blames Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raid for having to sell his £2.75m wildlife park complete with zebras, American bison and capybaras

Steve Cardell built Cassiobury Farm on a derelict site in Watford, transforming a former tip into a 15-acre zoo, fishery and conservation project.

Economics

1 week ago Home purchase mortgage approvals dip as buyers ‘pause for reflection’

Demand at the upper end of the housing market was being affected ahead of the autumn Budget, some housing market experts said.

Economics

1 week ago Rachel Reeves fuels fears over VAT raid and hints at tax rises AND spending cuts in Budget as she blames 'global headwinds' for economy stalling

Rachel Reeves said she had made a 'solemn promise' to stabilise the finances as she dodged on how she plans to fill an estimated £30billion gap in the government's books.

Economics

1 week ago Rick Stein coffee shop closes in Cornwall as his restaurant empire suffers mounting losses after Rachel Reeves' NI tax raid

The café closed on Wednesday with a spokesman adding this week that another one of the chef's struggling food branches in Wiltshire could also be shutting for good.

Economics

2 w. ago Rick Stein's Cornish business empire hit by mounting losses as celebrity chef's restaurants are battered by Rachel Reeves' tax raid

The celebrity chef's restaurants, hotels, shops, cookery school and online business saw revenues tumble last year.

Economics

2 w. ago Tax rises at autumn Budget ‘inevitable’ after borrowing soars, experts warn

The Office for National Statistics data showed Government borrowing hit £18 billion last month, marking the highest August borrowing for five years.

Events

2 w. ago Tax rises at autumn Budget ‘inevitable’ after borrowing soars, expert warns

The Office for National Statistics data showed Government borrowing hit £18 billion last month, marking the highest August borrowing for five years.

Events

3 w. ago Labour's jobs squeeze continues after Reeves tax raid with number of employees and vacancies down but staffing of central government and NHS hits new record high

Official figures showed the labour market 'cooling' as firms warn Rachel Reeves against mounting another tax raid at the Budget.

Politics