3 h. ago Use our interactive calculator to work out how the Autumn Budget will affect you

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her second Budget and laid out a series of tax rises as she aims to fill a black hole in the public finances

Economics

11 h. ago With a smirk that says if you work hard and save prudently I'm coming for you, Reeves launches 43 tax rises in spiteful raids on strivers

The Chancellor shattered Labour's manifesto pledges on tax with a £13 billion freeze on income tax and National Insurance thresholds lasting three years.

Economics

13 h. ago Painful choices on welfare still lie ahead for Reeves despite tax rises

OBR sounds alarm on special needs and sickness spending

Economics

14 h. ago Grinch Rachel Reeves has announced a wave of tax rises in her Grim Reaper Budget

The Chancellor's brutal Budget hikes to fund £30billion will include a mansion tax on expensive homes, 20% VAT slapped on private taxi fares and a £3billion raid on pensions

Economics

14 h. ago Grinch Rachel Reeves clobbers UK with a wave of tax rises in her Grim Reaper Budget

The Chancellor's brutal Budget hikes to fund £30billion will include a mansion tax on expensive homes, 20% VAT slapped on private taxi fares and a £3billion raid on pensions

Economics

15 h. ago Cost of Labour: Families face FIVE years of stagnating living standards as taxes rise to record high

Britain faces five years of stagnating living standards as the nation's tax burden rises to an all-time high, dismal new Budget forecasts reveal.

Economics

15 h. ago Millions more dragged into paying higher income tax in Reeves’s £26bn Budget squeeze

Chancellor admits ‘I am asking ordinary people to pay a little more’ as she unveils 43 tax rises, but finally scraps the much-criticised two-child benefit cap

Economics

16 h. ago After just 17 months in No11... Rachel Reeves hikes the tax burden on Brits to the highest EVER level with 52 different levy rises (the equivalent of one every 10 days)

After the Chancellor unveiled a slew of fresh levy rises in her Budget on Wednesday, the tax-to-GDP ratio was forecast to reach an eye-watering 38.3 per cent in 2030/31.

Politics

16 h. ago UK Budget RECAP: SNP on 'absolute chaos' for Scotland as Rachel Reeves defends tax rises

The UK Budget was a crucial moment for under-pressure Sir Keir Starmer and his Chancellor Rachel Reeves - the markets seem happy, but what will the ultimate fallout be?

Economics

16 h. ago Rachel Reeves says budget will cut living costs after shock OBR leak

Chancellor unveils action on energy bills, rail fares and two-child benefit cap as she reveals £26bn tax risesHow does freezing tax thresholds affect your tax bill?Budget 2025: key points at a glanceRachel Reeves has declared her budget will slash living costs for millions including ending the two-child benefit limit and cutting energy bills, but taxes are set to soar by £26bn to plug a gaping shortfall in the public finances.Major measures in the budget leaked early in a shock accidental release by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), triggering an instant bond market reaction an hour before the chancellor was on her feet in the House of Commons. After months of speculation, Reeves said her measures would put the public finances on a sustainable path while building “a fairer, a stronger, a more secure Britain” by tackling inflation and investing in large infrastructure projects. Continue reading...

Economics

16 h. ago Budget 2025: 1.7 million workers to pay more income tax due to Reeves’s ‘stealth tax’

It will mean £140 more in tax for hundreds of thousands of earners

Economics

17 h. ago How the Budget will affect you: Winners and losers from Rachel Reeves’ tax rises and new spending

Business owners, landlords and EV drivers were hit in the chancellor’s Budget

Economics

17 h. ago UK Budget LIVE: OBR forecast leaked early in error as SNP claim 'absolute chaos' for Scotland

The UK Budget was a crucial moment for under pressure Sir Keir Starmer and his Chancellor Rachel Reeves - the markets seem happy but what will the fall out be?

Events

17 h. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves announces £26bn tax rises and scraps two

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

Economics

17 h. ago Budget 2025: Renters braced for price hikes after Rachel Reeves hits landlords with tax increase

The Conservative leader says Rachel Reeves’s plan to increase taxes on rental income will force landlords out of the market and leave tenants paying the price

Economics

17 h. ago Food price hike fears mount after supermarkets hit with property tax rise

The Government will introduce a new business rates ‘surtax’ on larger commercial properties worth £500,000 or more.

Economics

17 h. ago Reeves launches £26 billion tax raid as welfare spending rises

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s announcements will leave 1.7 million people paying more income tax.

Economics

18 h. ago Property income tax to rise as raid on expensive homes is confirmed

From April 2027, a 2 percentage point increase will be applied to basic, higher and additional rates

Society

18 h. ago Budget 2025: 1.7 million workers to pay higher income tax rates due to Reeves’s ‘stealth tax’

It will mean £140 more in tax for hundreds of thousands of earners

Economics

19 h. ago From mansion tax to cash ISA changes: Key announcements in Reeves’ Budget

The chancellor has unveiled £26bn worth of tax rises in the Commons as she attempts to plug a multi-billion pound gap in Britain’s ailing public finances

Economics