67 h. ago Treasury admits public sector workers ARE better off than private counterparts after Labour's bumper pay hikes

The striking conclusion emerged as Rachel Reeves begged pay bodies to show restraint in recommendations for next year.

Economics

69 h. ago Labour kills jobs in businesses while the state booms: Unemployment rises again but public sector bucks trend

The rate of UK unemployment rose to 5.1 per cent in the three months to October, up from 5 per cent in the three months to September, the Office for National Statistics said.

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4 d. ago Car buyer demand for petrol and diesel bounces back as EVs took a walloping even before Rachel Reeves' pay

In a poll of UK motorists intending to purchase a new car in the next 24 months, 41% said their preference would be petrol or diesel, while just 19% would choose electric.

Events

9 d. ago Tory 'war on workers' as Kemi Badenoch says minimum wage shouldn't go any higher

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch's comments come just weeks after Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed pay hikes for around 2.6million workers at her Budget from April 2026

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2 w. ago Electric car sales record smallest growth in two years as Rachel Reeves' pay

The deceleration in appetite for new battery cars was triggered by reports emerging ahead of the Budget last month.

Economics

2 w. ago 'I should have bought a petrol car': Hybrid drivers rage at Rachel Reeves' pay

Readers have told Daily Mail and This is Money that the eVED tax is a 'robbery' and that they feel 'conned' into buying PHEVs by the government.

Transport

2 w. ago Millions of hybrid drivers face double tax under Rachel Reeves' pay

Plug-in hybrid vehicles, which have both a small battery and a conventional engine, will be slapped with a 1.5p-a-mile charge under the electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED).

Economics

2 w. ago Millions of hybrid drivers face double tax under Rachel Reeves's plans

Millions of hybrid drivers face being taxed twice under Rachel Reeves's plan to introduce a pay-per-mile electric levy that will also apply to petrol and diesel cars.

Economics

2 w. 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

2 w. ago Chinese car maker sticks the boot into Rachel Reeves' EV pay

The 'EV Tax Rebate' deal is available now for two of the brands' electric cars in an effort to counter the new pay-per-mile EV tax raid announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn Budget.

Politics

3 w. ago Graduates to pay more on their student loans as Chancellor Rachel Reeves freezes repayment threshold

By freezing the threshold, more graduates will be pushed into repayment as wage growth increases their salaries

Politics

3 w. ago Key £12,570 personal tax threshold post Budget Rachel Reeves update as 'more pay'

900,000 extra people to pay tax as Resolution Foundation says it's 'Britain’s biggest stealth tax rise'

Economics

3 w. 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

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves faces grilling over her 'spend now, pay later' Budget hitting millions with £26bn more in taxes

The Chancellor’s statement put Britain on course for a record tax burden as she hikes levies

Economics

3 w. 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

3 w. ago The Budget winners and losers: From working people, families, savers and pensioners, how much you'll pay in Rachel Reeves £30billion tax raid

While the Chancellor previously vowed to exclude 'working people' from tax hikes, she changed her tune today by telling MPs she was asking everyone to 'contribute'.

Economics

3 w. ago Use our interactive calculator to find out how much more YOU will pay after Rachel Reeves's tax bomb Budget

Stealth taxes, changes to pension contribution allowances, a mansion tax and a new levy on electric vehicles are among the measures hitting voters in the wallet.

Economics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves hikes savings interest tax with additional rate taxpayers to pay 47p on every £1 earned

The rates of tax savers pay on their savings interest will be hiked from April 2027 in a shock move by the Chancellor

Economics

3 w. ago What Rachel Reeves’ cut to vehicle excise duty will cost EV owners with new pay

What the Chancellor’s 3p-a-mile plan means for EV drivers – plus Electric Car Grant and Expensive Car Supplement changes explained

Economics

3 w. ago Britons brace for highly uneven impact of Rachel Reeves’ ‘stealth tax’

Use the FT’s interactive calculator to understand how a further freeze to income tax thresholds could affect you

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