5 h. ago Starmer crushes bid to sing him happy birthday at Cabinet meeting after desperate reshuffle 'sidelining' Reeves sent markets into a frenzy

Keir Starmer stepped in to stop his new-look top team from marking the occasion as they assembled in Downing Street.

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11 h. ago Now, about those tax rises Starmer gathers Cabinet for first meeting after humiliating Rachel Reeves and drafting in left

Keir Starmer's new-look top team will assemble in Downing Street amid fears the ground is being laid for another brutal tax raid at the Autumn Budget.

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32 h. ago Reform plots to cut council tax bills by £350 a year with shake

Deputy leader Richard Tice used a press conference this morning to unveil plans to improve the performance of pension funds, claiming it is costing taxpayers up to £10billion a year.

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38 h. ago North Sea oil and gas will disappear 'within years, not decades' without Labour tax reforms

The industry body for the North Sea has called for the Chancellor to reform a controversial tax policy in her autumn Budget.

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4 d. ago Torsten Bell’s manifesto: how could UK pensions minister shape tax reform?

Rachel Reeves has given the former chief of a left-leaning think-tank a key role in preparing her Autumn Budget

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1 week ago Reeves explores reform to capital gains tax on expensive houses

UK Treasury considers overhaul of property levies as ministers confront a hole in the public finances of at least £20bn 

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1 week ago Reeves explores reform of capital gains tax on expensive houses

UK Treasury considers overhaul of property levies as ministers confront hole in public finances of at least £20bn 

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1 week ago A dignified exit for Reeves: Chancellor should use tax reform to boost growth

The recent cut in interest rates was meant to take the heat off the economy, bolster confidence for business and provide respite to homeowners.

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2 w. ago UK inheritance tax reform largely protects family farms, study shows

Eight in 10 affected estates can cover cost of higher death duties with non-farm assets, research claims

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2 w. ago Boosting productivity will be main priority of my autumn budget, Reeves says

Exclusive: Chancellor says ‘investment and reform are our tools’ as she pushes back against mounting tax speculationRachel Reeves: Labour has fixed the foundations – now we must build a stronger economy for a renewed BritainRachel Reeves has promised to use her autumn budget to prioritise fixing Britain’s dismal record on productivity as she sought to downplay mounting tax speculation with a focus on economic growth.Setting out her priorities for the budget for the first time, the chancellor said tackling the efficiency of the economy through higher investment and a fresh assault on planning rules would form the backbone of her tax and spending plans. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Only Fools and Horses voted UK’s favourite sitcom – as Farage fans flock to Del Boy

‘No income tax, no VAT’– Del Boy’s manifesto proves a hit with Reform voters in new sitcom poll

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3 w. ago Reeves confirms Treasury reviewing gambling taxes – UK politics live

Gambling tax reform is being strongly promoted by Gordon Brown, the former Labour PM who also spent 10 years as chancellorRushanara Ali, the homelessness minister, is facing criticism for hiking rent on a property she owns by hundreds of pounds, reportedly just weeks after the previous tenants’ contract ended, PA Media reports. PA says:Four tenants who rented a house in east London from Ali were sent an email last November saying their lease would not be renewed, which also gave them four months’ notice to leave, the i newspaper reported.Ali’s property was then re-listed with a £700 rent increase within weeks, the newspaper said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gordon Brown backs gambling tax reform to tackle child poverty

The IPPR argued that it feels ‘fair’ to ask the ‘highly profitable’ gambling industry to contribute more.

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3 w. ago Voices: ‘The whole tax system needs radical reform’: Readers weigh in on Reeves’ fiscal trilemma

Our community is split on how Rachel Reeves should resolve her fiscal trilemma, with readers divided between raising taxes, cutting spending, relaxing borrowing rules or boosting growth through closer EU ties

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