Tax

Taxing times for wine lovers

Equilibriste Chenin Blanc, Loire, France 2023 (£8.99, Waitrose) I’m not sure if Rachel Reeves is a wine lover. And given the fuss she’s made of the straitened circumstances of...

I’m a farmer – and I’m glad to see tax loopholes closing for cynical investor landowners | Guy Singh-Watson

Should multimillionaire landowners benefit from a tax break designed to help small family farms pass down their land...

King and Prince William’s estates ‘making millions from charities and public services’

King Charles and Prince William’s property empires are taking millions of pounds from cash-strapped charities and public services...

Budget 2024 calculator: find out if you are better or worse off

‘A private jet to, say, California?’: Rachel Reeves’s best budget day jokes

What budget 2024 means for your personal finances

Rachel Reeves’s first budget as chancellor included lots of measures that could affect your personal finances. Here we...

Keir Starmer denies Labour misled public on tax rises amid NI hike reports

Keir Starmer has denied misleading the public over tax rises during the election campaign, amid reports that the government is planning to increase employers’...

Keir Starmer denies Labour misled public on tax rises

Keir Starmer has denied misleading the public over tax rises during the election campaign, amid reports that the government is planning to increase employers’...

With fuel duty revenue set to fall, is it time for the UK to introduce road pricing?

While the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, grapples with the parlous £40bn funding gap in Britain’s finances, another £25bn of annual revenue is revving up to...

Bring in pay-per-mile road pricing across UK, urges Tony Blair’s thinktank

A pay-per-mile road pricing system must be brought in now, according to Tony Blair’s thinktank, which is urging the chancellor to overhaul motoring taxes.Rachel...

Fuel duty expected to rise by up to 7p a litre after the budget

Fuel duty is expected to rise by up to 7p a litre after the budget, with speculation intensifying that the chancellor will restore inflationary...

Fuel duty expected to rise by up to 7p per litre after the budget

Fuel duty is expected to rise by up to 7p per litre after the budget, with speculation intensifying that the chancellor will restore inflationary...