7 h. ago Reeves drags Starmer into Budget lie chaos and says he approved her false warnings that justified monster tax raid

Amid rising fury at the way she softened up the public for monster tax hikes, Rachel Reeves initially dodged a straight question before insisting she had not lied.

Events

10 h. ago Wriggling Reeves has to be asked TWICE whether she 'lied' to soften up Britain for Budget tax raid

Amid rising fury at the way she softened up the public for monster tax hikes, Rachel Reeves initially dodged a straight question before insisting she had not lied.

Economics

27 h. ago Reeves defends £26bn tax raid after Budget backlash as watchdog urged to investigate ‘false briefings’

The chancellor doubled down on her tax hikes, saying she wasn’t willing to cut public services

Economics

34 h. ago Reeves defends ‘fair and necessary’ £26bn tax raid after Budget backlash

The chancellor she had made choices to increase taxes and improve public infrastructure, and had ‘chosen to protect public spending’

Economics

50 h. ago Reeves accused of misleading public on Budget black hole to justify £26bn tax raid

Badenoch claims chancellor ‘lied to the public’ and was ‘bribing Labour MPs to save her own skin’

Economics

50 h. ago Tenants warned rents will be hiked after Budget tax raid on landlords

Tenants will foot the bill for painful tax hikes Rachel Reeves imposed on landlords in the Budget, property insiders warn.

Events

52 h. ago Rachel Reeves 'lied to Brits about £21bn black hole to justify Benefits Street tax raid on workers'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered a series of extraordinary grim warnings about the state of the government's books in the run-up to the Budget.

Economics

54 h. ago Save our family firms: Reeves warned inheritance tax raid has 'demoralised' business owners and hammered investment

In the Budget this week, the Chancellor stuck to her plan to hit family businesses and farms worth more than £1million with death duties of 20 per cent from April next year.

Economics

61 h. 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 d. ago Rachel Reeves to rush pensions tax raid into law to reassure markets

Legislation on salary sacrifice schemes expected to be introduced in weeks, even though it will not take effect until 2029

Economics

3 d. ago Reeves to rush pensions tax raid into law to reassure markets

Legislation on salary sacrifice schemes expected to be introduced in weeks, even though it will not take effect until 2029

Economics

3 d. ago Fears of job losses and lower wages after Reeves' £4.7bn Budget tax raid on pensions

The Chancellor said salary sacrifice contributions, where workers forego wages in return for the money being paid directly into their retirement fund, will be capped at a fraction of their current rate.

Economics

3 d. ago Betting giants say Budget tax raid will hurt jobs, close bookies and boost black market

Britain's biggest gambling firms have warned the Budget tax raid on the sector will cost jobs, close high street bookies and strengthen illegal black market operators.

Economics

3 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

3 d. ago Flutter warns over earnings hit from Budget gambling tax blow

The Paddy Power owner said the tax raid will impact earnings by around £241.7 million in 2025-26 and £407.9 million in 2026-27.

Events

3 d. ago Stealth tax raid will see a MILLION more pensioners dragged into paying income tax

A million more pensioners will be dragged into paying income tax after Rachel Reeves confirmed she would extend the freeze on thresholds for another three years.

Economics

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves to stage ANOTHER tax raid on landlords as income tax on rents is ratcheted up

The changes will reduce returns for landlords who have already been pounded by higher taxes and increased regulation since 2016 - and could drive up rents for tenants.

Politics

4 d. ago Online betting firms hit with £1billion a year tax hike in Rachel Reeves' Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has resisted heavy lobbying from betting firms and pressed ahead with a tax raid on internet gaming firms

Economics

4 d. 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

4 d. 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