Tag: Rachel Reeves

The UK government borrowed less than anticipated in July, giving Chancellor Rachel Reeves some breathing space as she prepares for her first autumn budget. Official figures from the Office for ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ proposal to introduce a new property tax on homes valued above £500,000 has drawn sharp criticism, with opponents branding it a “tax on ordinary Londoners” that could ...

Rachel Reeves is preparing sweeping changes to environmental protections in a move aimed at fast-tracking infrastructure development and stimulating economic growth, according to new reports. The chancellor is said to ...

The UK economy expanded at a quicker pace than anticipated during the second quarter, according to fresh data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), despite slowing from the robust ...

The Treasury is weighing significant reforms to inheritance tax (IHT) in a bid to plug a multibillion-pound hole in public finances ahead of the autumn budget, according to senior sources. ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has called on the British public to remain patient as Labour works to deliver the economic change promised during last summer’s general election, warning that the transformation ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has downplayed warnings that his government could be forced to raise taxes in the upcoming autumn budget, rejecting figures circulated by economic analysts as unreliable. During ...

Rachel Reeves is heading into the autumn budget with what economists are calling an “impossible trilemma”, a mounting fiscal hole of £50bn that may force her to either raise taxes, ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has firmly dismissed President Donald Trump’s appeal to scrap offshore wind developments in the North Sea in favour of expanded oil drilling, reiterating that the UK would ...

The possibility of a wealth tax is back in the spotlight as a government minister suggested it should remain on the table, just days after the business secretary strongly rejected ...