Independent readers name their priorities for Rachel Reeves’ looming Labour budget - THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Many called for a fairer tax system and more direct contributions for public services, whil

Rachel Reeves will seek to make around £3 billion of cuts to welfare over the next four years by restricting access to sickness benefits, it is understood.The Chancellor is expected to commit to the previous Tory government’s plans to save the sum by reforming work capability rules,

As the UK awaits Chancellor Rachel Reeve’s Autumn Budget on October 30th, 2024, accounting firms are forecasting sweeping changes to the tax landscape. With the new Labour government facing a reported £22 billion shortfall in public finances,

Recent reports suggest Ms Reeves has backed away from the idea of fundamentally reforming pensions tax relief by introducing a “flat rate” of tax relief set somewhere between 20 per cent and 30 per cent, as previously predicted.

Inflation slowed to 1.7 per cent in the twelve months to September, taking the inflation rate to its lowest levels since spring 2021. While markets and forecasters had expected the inflation rate

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is looking into implementing up to £40billion in tax rises and spending cuts in the upcoming Budget, as the Government aims to avoid a return to austerity. The Treasury has identified a larger funding gap than previously reported,

The Chancellor is said to be mulling a range of measures from taxing workplace pensions to revamping the Government's fiscal rules

The Chancellor told ministers on Monday that plans to fill a £22 billion black hole would be enough only to ‘keep public services standing still’.

Rayner among MPs pleading with Starmer to step in as Reeves’ ‘£40bn target’ looms - Value of pound has fallen after this morning’s announcement