Rachel Reeves hikes stamp duty – but chancellor warned renters will pay price
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves hikes stamp duty – but chancellor warned renters will pay price

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rachel Reeves has been warned her decision to hike stamp duty for second home-buyers will punish renters as well as landlords. At Wednesday’s Budget the chancellor announced that second-home buyers will face an increase of 2 percentage points to the stamp duty land tax surcharge, taking the additional tax to 5 per cent. Follow live coverage of Rachel Reeves’ historic Budget Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said he “despairs” over the policy, warning that “those looking to rent will pay part of the cost”. Speaking in the Commons, Ms Reeves said: “In our manifesto, we committed to reforming stamp duty land tax to raise revenue while supporting those buying their first home.

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Brace yourselves: Taxes are heading for a record high - and there's every chance that they will be going up even higher
1 day, 7 hours ago

Brace yourselves: Taxes are heading for a record high - and there's every chance that they will be going up even higher

Daily Mail  

Britain's tax burden will soon soar to a post-war high – and huge uncertainty over the economy will add to fears that it could climb higher still. But experts believe Rachel Reeves will stage a fresh tax raid in the autumn, given the OBR's high level of uncertainty about its economic forecasts. The OBR's latest forecast predicted that the tax …

Rachel Reeves has six months to save her job: Rattled Labour MPs issue stark warning to Chancellor as unease over her £15bn plan to slash state spending intensifies
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5 days, 6 hours ago

Rachel Reeves has six months to save her job: Rattled Labour MPs issue stark warning to Chancellor as unease over her £15bn plan to slash state spending intensifies

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves has been warned that she has six months to save her job, as Labour MPs grow increasingly restive over her plan to slash state spending by £15 billion. Just 18 per cent want to see an increase in taxes, compared with the 40 per cent for cutting spending and 11 per cent who think public borrowing should be …

Reeves to water down tax raid on non-doms amid exodus of millionaires
2 months ago

Reeves to water down tax raid on non-doms amid exodus of millionaires

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves is accused of 'outright falsehood' after claiming she protected 'working people' by not hiking their NI in her Budget
3 months, 1 week ago

Rachel Reeves is accused of 'outright falsehood' after claiming she protected 'working people' by not hiking their NI in her Budget

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves was yesterday accused of ‘outright falsehood’ over her claims about Labour’s handling of the economy The Chancellor was mauled by former Bank of England official Andrew Sentance over her response to figures showing inflation climbed to 2.6 per cent in November, an eight-month high amid increasing evidence that the party is derailing Britain’s recovery. Ms Reeves claimed in …

Labour tax U-turn? Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out more rises despite CBI pledge
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour tax U-turn? Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out more rises despite CBI pledge

The Independent  

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How much extra landlords will have to pay under Rachel Reeves's new tax double-whammy - and the regions that will be hardest hit
4 months ago

How much extra landlords will have to pay under Rachel Reeves's new tax double-whammy - and the regions that will be hardest hit

Daily Mail  

Respite was finally on the horizon for beleaguered landlords when mortgage rates began to fall this year. Landlords’ stamp duty bills in April may be almost double the amount they were before Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Budget, Wealth and Personal Finance can reveal. North and Midlands to see largest hikes While landlords in the South will need to stump up the …

Job losses and price hikes inevitable, warn UK’s biggest firms in stark message to Rachel Reeves over Budget
4 months, 1 week ago

Job losses and price hikes inevitable, warn UK’s biggest firms in stark message to Rachel Reeves over Budget

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Price hikes and job cuts are inevitable following Labour’s Budget, business …

Reeves accused of business ‘betrayal’ as top bank warns over tax hikes
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Reeves accused of business ‘betrayal’ as top bank warns over tax hikes

The Independent  

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Asda chief lashes out at Reeves’s ‘very, very damaging’ Budget
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Asda chief lashes out at Reeves’s ‘very, very damaging’ Budget

The Telegraph  

Asda’s chairman has hit out at Rachel Reeves’s “very, very damaging” tax rises, warning it will force the supermarket to look closely at how many workers it can afford to employ. Lord Rose said it was “perfectly” clear that the Chancellor had not delivered a Budget for businesses, saying extra taxes were “disproportionately heavy” on larger companies which employ a …

Treasury denies breaking law over ‘black hole’ in public finances
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Treasury denies breaking law over ‘black hole’ in public finances

The Independent  

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How the ‘tractor tax’ became a problem for Rachel Reeves
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

How the ‘tractor tax’ became a problem for Rachel Reeves

The Independent  

Rachel Reeves is caught in the crosshairs of a piece of alliteration that threatens to unravel part of her Budget: the “tractor tax”. If you have a sizeable enough investment portfolio to pass on – or even just a modest house in London or South East England – a bequest to anyone other than your spouse or civil partner will …

Chancellor: I was ‘wrong’ on taxes during election
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Chancellor: I was ‘wrong’ on taxes during election

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves admits she was 'wrong' to say taxes would not have to rise during election campaign after massive Budget raid... as poll finds four in 10 Brits believe package WILL hit their own pockets
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves admits she was 'wrong' to say taxes would not have to rise during election campaign after massive Budget raid... as poll finds four in 10 Brits believe package WILL hit their own pockets

Daily Mail  

This video is no longer available This video is no longer available Rachel Reeves today admitted she was wrong to say during the election campaign that taxes would not have to rise. Ms Reeves has faced a backlash for raising employers' national insurance contributions, capital gains tax and inheritance tax to fund a public sector spending bonanza. The IFS has …

How to beat Rachel Reeves' buy-to-let crackdown - the little-known tax reliefs to maximise your returns
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How to beat Rachel Reeves' buy-to-let crackdown - the little-known tax reliefs to maximise your returns

Daily Mail  

Landlords knew they were in for a bruising when the Chancellor stood up at the Dispatch Box to announce the Budget. Landlords spooked by the Chancellor's announcement have already pulled out of deals after they were suddenly forced to find thousands of pounds more to complete sales Instead, Rachel Reeves went for a stamp duty raid. Buyers of second homes, …

Rachel Reeves and her husband 'are making £74,000 a year in rental income from two properties' - despite hammering landlords in tax bomb Budget
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves and her husband 'are making £74,000 a year in rental income from two properties' - despite hammering landlords in tax bomb Budget

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves and her husband are reportedly collecting £74,000 a year in rent from two properties - despite hammering landlords in this week's Budget. Stamp duty costs shot up from three to five per cent in the Chancellor's first Budget on Wednesday, targeting landlords and homeowners buying a second property. Responding to the increase in the surcharge on additional properties, …

Taxes 'are going to be high for 10 years'... and Rachel Reeves may have to come back for more, warns think-tank
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Taxes 'are going to be high for 10 years'... and Rachel Reeves may have to come back for more, warns think-tank

Daily Mail  

Even before the dust has settled on Chancellor Rachel Reeves's Budget, it is becoming increasingly apparent that it will be disastrous for Britain. Imposing tax increases on a scale rarely seen outside of wartime, recession or pandemic, and embarking on a colossal borrowing binge to fund public services, she has taken a huge gamble with the economy. The Chancellor Rachel …

Rachel Reeves admits tax hikes will hit working people as IFS accuses chancellor of ‘undermining trust’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves admits tax hikes will hit working people as IFS accuses chancellor of ‘undermining trust’

The Independent  

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: This was a painful budget - with worse to come
4 months, 4 weeks ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: This was a painful budget - with worse to come

Daily Mail  

There are three kinds of lies, said Mark Twain. In her first Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves cynically reneged on those promises with a £40billion tax bombshell. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the country had 'voted for change' and vowed to 'invest' as she mounts one of the biggest raids in history in the Commons Ms Reeves carried out the traditional photo …

Labour's tax bomb leaves Britons £300 worse off: UK faces highest tax burden ever, businesses are battered by the Budget, wages will fall and inflation will rise
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour's tax bomb leaves Britons £300 worse off: UK faces highest tax burden ever, businesses are battered by the Budget, wages will fall and inflation will rise

Daily Mail  

Britain's growth prospects took a dive last night after Rachel Reeves' £40 billion tax bomb. In the first Labour Budget for 14 years, Ms Reeves: Launched a £25 billion raid on employers' National Insurance, breaking a manifesto pledge not to raise a levy she previously called a 'jobs tax'; Announced an immediate £25 billion cash injection for the NHS, despite …

Reeves uses first Budget to hike taxes, increase...
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Reeves uses first Budget to hike taxes, increase...

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves raised taxes to a historic high and sent borrowing soaring as she gambled on increased spending to boost growth and repair public services. But despite Labour’s promises to protect “working people”, a £25.7 billion increase in national insurance contributions paid by employers is likely to reduce wages and lead to job losses. Rebuilding Britain.” But Tory leader Rishi …

Reeves uses first Budget to hike taxes, increase borrowing and boost spending
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Reeves uses first Budget to hike taxes, increase borrowing and boost spending

The Independent  

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Rishi's rage! Furious Tories lash out at Rachel Reeves' Budget for 'fiddling the figures' and accuse Labour of lying to voters at the election after seismic £40billion tax raid
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rishi's rage! Furious Tories lash out at Rachel Reeves' Budget for 'fiddling the figures' and accuse Labour of lying to voters at the election after seismic £40billion tax raid

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves was accused of 'fiddling the figures' and Labour of lying to the public to get elected today as the Chancellor unveiled a massive £40billion tax raid. In his final Commons appearance before stepping down as Tory leader, Rishi Sunak said that the financial bombshell was 'proof' that Labour planned to 'tax, borrow and spend far beyond' what they …

Rachel Reeves drops £40BILLION 'tax bomb' in Budget: Chancellor hammers firms with £25bn NICs hike as she targets inheritances and landlords in one of biggest EVER raids - but blames the Tories
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves drops £40BILLION 'tax bomb' in Budget: Chancellor hammers firms with £25bn NICs hike as she targets inheritances and landlords in one of biggest EVER raids - but blames the Tories

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves delivered a massive £40billion 'tax bomb' Budget that could define the Labour government today. From then on it will have to be balanced in the third year of the forecast; Employers' national insurance contributions will rise by 1.2 percentage points to 15 per cent in April 2025, and the threshold for paying them will fall from £9,100 per …

Reeves: Budget tax raid not enough to fix NHS
5 months ago

Reeves: Budget tax raid not enough to fix NHS

The Telegraph  

Tax rises in the Budget will not be the last, the Chancellor has suggested after admitting that the money she will give the NHS on Wednesday will not be enough to fix it. Rachel Reeves is set to inflict a £35 billion tax raid by raising National Insurance contributions for employers and increasing capital gains tax, in part to fund …

No tax hike on payslips, vows minister amid confusion over definition of ‘working people’
5 months ago

No tax hike on payslips, vows minister amid confusion over definition of ‘working people’

The Independent  

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Tax on high earners ruled out as Rachel Reeves looks to plug £40bn Budget black hole
5 months ago

Tax on high earners ruled out as Rachel Reeves looks to plug £40bn Budget black hole

The Independent  

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Now high earners are in Labour's tax crosshairs: Minister refuses to say if pledge not to hammer 'working people' includes the better paid - with fears 'stealth' raid will drag another 600,000 into hi
5 months ago

Now high earners are in Labour's tax crosshairs: Minister refuses to say if pledge not to hammer 'working people' includes the better paid - with fears 'stealth' raid will drag another 600,000 into hi

Daily Mail  

A minister dodged on whether bigger earners count as 'working people' today after Wes Streeting hinted they will be hammered with Budget tax hikes. Care minister Stephen Kinnock repeatedly refused to answer as he was grilled over whether the protection Labour promised at the election extended to those making six figures. Asked on Sky News whether people who earned more …

Here comes the Budget pain! From a 'tax on jobs' to raiding your pension pot and freezing thresholds AGAIN - how Rachel Reeves could hammer Brits to fill £40bn 'black hole' in the books
5 months ago

Here comes the Budget pain! From a 'tax on jobs' to raiding your pension pot and freezing thresholds AGAIN - how Rachel Reeves could hammer Brits to fill £40bn 'black hole' in the books

Daily Mail  

Fears are mounting that Rachel Reeves will impose one of the biggest tax hikes in history at the Budget. The IFS has previously suggested the rule 'should be reformed', calculating that if employers were charged national insurance on pension contributions at 13.8 per cent it could raise £17billion a year. Inheritance tax - £1bn The Treasury's 'ready reckoner' indicates that …

Reeves tax raid risks £84bn black hole in public finances, say Truss-backed economists
5 months, 1 week ago

Reeves tax raid risks £84bn black hole in public finances, say Truss-backed economists

The Telegraph  

Rachel Reeves has been warned that an aggressive Budget tax raid risks opening up a £84bn “black hole” in the public finances by crippling economic growth. Analysis by the Growth Commission, an economic advisory group set up by Liz Truss, the former prime minister, suggests mooted tax rises in their most extreme form could knock 8.8pc off GDP growth per …

Rachel Reeves set to keep income tax thresholds frozen... But claims it's NOT a manifesto breach because it's not an increase!
5 months, 1 week ago

Rachel Reeves set to keep income tax thresholds frozen... But claims it's NOT a manifesto breach because it's not an increase!

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves was last night accused of breaking her promises to the British people as she is expected to extend a freeze on income tax thresholds in the Budget. Labour ruled out increases to taxes for ‘working people’ such as VAT, income tax and National Insurance as part of its election manifesto, so it has been targeting funds from historically …

Rachel Reeves to hammer families in Budget by 'cutting inheritance tax and stamp duty relief' while upping fuel duty to help fill Treasury coffers (and vaping will cost more too)
5 months, 1 week ago

Rachel Reeves to hammer families in Budget by 'cutting inheritance tax and stamp duty relief' while upping fuel duty to help fill Treasury coffers (and vaping will cost more too)

Daily Mail  

Middle class families appear to be facing a Budget pummelling from Rachel Reeves as she looks to end tax breaks in a scramble for cash. The Chancellor will reportedly end a temporary increase to the stamp duty threshold, landing buyers with a £2,500 bill that will add £1.8billion to Treasury coffers. Rachel Reeves will not renew a 'temporary' 5p fuel …

Hundreds of business owners threaten to leave UK in event of Reeves tax raid
5 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds of business owners threaten to leave UK in event of Reeves tax raid

The Telegraph  

Hundreds of business owners have threatened to leave Britain if Rachel Reeves presses ahead with an expected tax raid in her Budget later this month. Nearly half of 500 surveyed business owners said they would consider moving their companies overseas if the Chancellor makes big tax rises, according to wealth managers Evelyn Partners. Toby Tallon, tax partner at Evelyn Partners, …

Reeves accused of hypocrisy after admitting NI raid would hit workers’ pay
5 months, 1 week ago

Reeves accused of hypocrisy after admitting NI raid would hit workers’ pay

The Telegraph  

Rachel Reeves has been accused of hypocrisy after it emerged she previously admitted that increasing National Insurance for employers would hit workers’ pay. The Chancellor is thought to be planning to increase NI contributions for employers as part of a package of measures designed to raise £40 billion in this month’s Budget. Two years ago, Ms Reeves, when she was …

The proof Reeves will be unable to squeeze the rich
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The proof Reeves will be unable to squeeze the rich

The Telegraph  

Rachel Reeves’s tax raids are already unravelling. The problem is that these shoulders already bear a significant load, and Treasury officials, who have become increasingly concerned that Labour’s raids will raise little money, are starting to realise that they have options. New figures show that high-earning Britons are already paying more tax on their income for every extra £1 they …

Rachel Reeves calls off pension tax relief raid amid warnings it would impact public sector workers
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves calls off pension tax relief raid amid warnings it would impact public sector workers

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves has called off her planned pension tax raid after being warned that it would unfairly impact up to a million teachers, nurses and other public sector workers. The original proposals would have seen public sector workers on £50,000 a year face an additional annual tax bill of £1,000. The Chancellor has cancelled a planned tax relief reduction on …

Rachel Reeves could scrap non-dom tax raid, reports suggest
6 months ago

Rachel Reeves could scrap non-dom tax raid, reports suggest

The Independent  

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Reeves declines to rule out inheritance tax hike amid ‘painful’ Budget warning
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Reeves declines to rule out inheritance tax hike amid ‘painful’ Budget warning

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chancellor Rachel Reeves has declined to rule out an inheritance …

Rachel Reeves confirms taxes will rise in her first budget in October
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves confirms taxes will rise in her first budget in October

The Independent  

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Key takeaways from Rachel Reeves speech in the Commons
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Key takeaways from Rachel Reeves speech in the Commons

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ms Reeves cancelled or postponed road and hospital building projects, restricted winter fuel payments to …

Labour's tax trick: Rachel Reeves will unveil doomsday claim about £20bn hole in public finances TODAY as she slashes road projects and paves the way to hike the burden on Brits - but will still sign
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour's tax trick: Rachel Reeves will unveil doomsday claim about £20bn hole in public finances TODAY as she slashes road projects and paves the way to hike the burden on Brits - but will still sign

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves is unveiling doomsday claims about a £20billion hole in the public finances today as she paves the way for tax hikes. And despite the dire warnings Ms Reeves has been making clear she is giving the green light for an inflation-busting 5.5 per cent pay rise for public sector workers - estimated to cost £8billion. Ms Reeves pictured …

Rachel Reeves set to unveil £20bn black hole in public finances
8 months ago

Rachel Reeves set to unveil £20bn black hole in public finances

The Independent  

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to reveal £20billion hole in UK's public finances - intensifying fears that hefty Labour tax hikes are on the way
8 months ago

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to reveal £20billion hole in UK's public finances - intensifying fears that hefty Labour tax hikes are on the way

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves is set to reveal a staggering deficit in the public finances of up to £20billion, working up to a significant tax hike this autumn. Rachel Reeves is set to reveal a staggering deficit in the public finances of up to £20billion, working up to a significant tax hike this autumn The Chancellor is expected to implement tax increases …

Labour would have to raise taxes to fill immediate £2bn black hole, Tories claim
9 months ago

Labour would have to raise taxes to fill immediate £2bn black hole, Tories claim

The Telegraph  

Labour would face an immediate £2 billion “black hole” in their public spending plans which would require early tax rises, the Conservatives have claimed. The Conservatives have pointed to a statement from Sir Keir Starmer that there will be an “immediate injection” of cash into public services if Labour forms a government, along with comments from Ms Reeves that every …

Rachel Reeves is accused of plotting a £20BILLION tax raid on pensions after denying Labour would increase VAT
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves is accused of plotting a £20BILLION tax raid on pensions after denying Labour would increase VAT

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves was last night accused of plotting a £20billion tax raid on pensions after ruling out a VAT increase. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride seized on a 2018 pamphlet written by the shadow chancellor in which she suggested tax relief on pension contributions paid by high earners 'could be restricted'. Rachel Reeves was last night accused of plotting …

ALEX BRUMMER: Reeves will have to turn to wealth taxes to plug the £30bn black hole
10 months ago

ALEX BRUMMER: Reeves will have to turn to wealth taxes to plug the £30bn black hole

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves recognises that if she is to march into No 11 Downing Street on July 5 it would be a big mistake to hit voters with huge tax rises straight away. Big money: The Tories calculate that if Labour’s spending promises are totted up, the party will need to raise a further £38.5bn The proposal offers endless possibilities, but …

Rachel Reeves hints that people WILL pay more income tax if Labour wins the election as she refuses to commit to unfreezing thresholds dragging workers into higher rates - as she accuses Tories of 'ga
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves hints that people WILL pay more income tax if Labour wins the election as she refuses to commit to unfreezing thresholds dragging workers into higher rates - as she accuses Tories of 'ga

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves suggested that workers face paying more income tax under a Labour government today after refusing to commit to unfreezing static thresholds that have dragged millions into higher rate bands. She sought to get ahead of the Tories' response to a raft of economic data this week, arguing that Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak's likely message of an improving …

Reeves refuses to use £28bn figure while defending Labour green plan
1 year, 1 month ago

Reeves refuses to use £28bn figure while defending Labour green plan

The Telegraph  

Asked about how she would deal with the “long-term implications” of climate change, she replied: “I totally agree with you that tackling the climate emergency is incredibly important, but so too is securing the good jobs that come from investing in the industries of the future and also the lower bills that will come from investing in renewable home-grown energy. …

Rachel Reeves hints at tax raid on the wealthy to 'rebuild Britain' in Labour conference speech as she is endorsed by Brexit critic former Bank of England governor Mark Carney (but doesn't mention inf
1 year, 5 months ago

Rachel Reeves hints at tax raid on the wealthy to 'rebuild Britain' in Labour conference speech as she is endorsed by Brexit critic former Bank of England governor Mark Carney (but doesn't mention inf

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves hinted at a tax raid on the wealthy to 'rebuild Britain' today as she was endorsed by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney. Rachel Reeves hinted at a tax raid on the wealthy to 'rebuild Britain' today as she was endorsed by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney The shadow chancellor hit out at the Tories …

Rachel Reeves vows to target £174bn of tax reliefs and replace business rates
3 years, 6 months ago

Rachel Reeves vows to target £174bn of tax reliefs and replace business rates

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves today announced a Labour government would splash an additional £28billion every year until 2030 on the UK's transition to going green - a total of £224billion. Rachel Reeves today announced a Labour government would splash an additional £28billion every year on the UK's transition to going green The promise was the centrepiece of her address as she also …

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