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Exclusive: Chancellor also looking at tweaks to capital gains tax to try to bridge £40bn-plus spending gap before budgetThe Treasury is looking at ways to raise more money from inheritance tax amid growing pressure on the country’s finances ahead of th…
Exclusive: The Guardian has been told that discussions about increases include a near-certain gambling levyThe chancellor and prime minister will begin to pitch-roll tax rises and reforms from September as part of a strategy to prepare the country for …
People will be chosen via three-stage process, with government expected to accept around 50 migrants a week when scheme startsRushanara Ali, the homelessness minister, is facing criticism for hiking rent on a property she owns by hundreds of pounds, re…
PM says he doesn’t recognise some figures in independent forecast that projects £51bn shortfall in public finances UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has sought to play down warnings that the government will be forced to raise taxes this aut…
Prime minister defends government’s handling of economy but will not give assurances over not raising income tax, employee NI or VATEd Davey, the Liberal Democrat leader, has urged Keir Starmer to call Donald Trump to encourage him to use his influence…
NIESR suggests a rise of 5p in the pound on basic and higher rate of income tax would fill the budget gap Rachel Reeves will need to raise taxes to close a government spending gap that is on course to reach more than £40bn after a slowdown in economic …
More than £500m deposited with schools upfront by parents hoping to avoid taxMoney saved using schemes to avoid paying VAT on private school fees could be clawed back by the government, tax experts have said, after it was revealed that the schemes had …
KPMG says higher savings rates are fuelling move to challenger banks, specialist lenders and building societiesHigh street banks across the UK have lost the equivalent of £100bn in savings as more customers turned from traditional lenders towards onlin…
City predicts quarter-point drop to 4% when MPC meets on ThursdayBank of England policymakers are widely expected to cut interest rates this week to prevent the economy sliding backwards amid rising unemployment and the hit to global trade from Donald …
Chancellor says the government has ‘got to get the balance right on taxation’ after call by Anneliese DoddsA new civil service internship scheme will be open only to working-class students as part of a drive to make Whitehall better reflect the country…