The Chancellor could plug a £50 billion black hole in the nation’s public finances, with a 2p hike to income tax, a major economic think tank ...

Economists said if Reeves is going to break the manifesto pledge, she should put 2p on income tax to raise enough cash to ...

The Chancellor is reportedly considering dropping the 5p cut in fuel duty at the Budget – as concerns rise that retailers aren’t passing on the benefit to motorists. According to The Times, the ...

We will do what’s right for the future of our economy’ - While the education secretary insisted the government takes its manifesto pledges seriously, she said there are ‘major problems’ plaguing the e ...

Rachel Reeves has said the Budget will focus on ‘getting inflation falling’ and ‘creating the conditions for interest rate cuts’ ...

Early morning surprises can be lovely, but not when they involve Rachel Reeves. Probably the last thing anybody wants ...

Records going back more than 300 years lay bare the inexorable expansion of the state - and how the Chancellor could take the ...

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) has further raised the spectre of tax increases ...

As the Budget looms, will the Chancellor break her promise on income tax, national insurance or VAT? Here, we look at the ...

Economist warns NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's government grocery store plan ignores basic economics and will fail ...