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Chancellor admits economy ‘feels stuck’ for many as she signals intention to freeze income tax thresholdsRachel Reeves has promised to “grip the cost of living” in the budget as she prepares to scrap the two-child welfare limit and freeze rail fares, w…
Calls for Rachel Reeves to increase taxes in budget as estimate outstrips duties collected from online casinosBritish gambling companies spent an “astronomic” £2bn on advertising and marketing last year, according to a new estimate that has intensified…
Lisa Brankin says new levies could discourage switch to EVs amid reports chancellor mulling pay-per-mile chargeBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of Ford UK has warned Rachel Reeves against increasing taxes on electric vehicles in next week’s budge…
David Zahn of Franklin Templeton said bond yields could rise in response to chancellor’s fiscal plans and government would have to reactBusiness live – latest updatesThe bond markets could force Rachel Reeves to deliver a second budget if investors are…
David Zahn of Franklin Templeton said bond yields could rise in response to chancellor’s fiscal plans and government would have to reactBusiness live – latest updatesThe bond markets could force Rachel Reeves to deliver a second budget if investors are…
Paul Nowak says OBR should be modernised to ditch ‘hardwired’ support for austerity economicsBritain’s budget watchdog is in danger of strangling growth and should be modernised to ditch its “hardwired” support for austerity economics, the Trades Union…
One possible alteration was thought to be tax-free cash drawdowns, but the chancellor may have turned to salary sacrifice schemesRumours about what Rachel Reeves may, or may not, do to pensions in the budget continue to swirl.One much-debated possible …
Chancellor expected to freeze level at which people start paying income tax for two years rather than putting rates upRachel Reeves will raise £7.5bn from millions of workers by freezing tax thresholds at the budget, after her decision to scrap controv…
Fallout continues over budget income tax U-turn, with Treasury saying expected fiscal gap has dropped to £20bnThis is from Helen Miller, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies thinktank, on the market reaction to the chancellor’s reported budget …
Labour had laid the ground to break a manifesto pledge on taxes for working people but has now made a U-turnRachel Reeves is set to abandon a plan to raise income tax in her budget with the chancellor reportedly “ripping up” the main measures in the wa…