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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

Rachel Reeves ‘eyes tax raid on expensive homes’ in crunch Budget

Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering bringing in new higher bands of council tax to target the owners of expensive homes.

With weeks to go until her crunch Budget, the chancellor is hoping that the new higher council tax bands will help her plug a hole in the nation’s finances worth tens of billions of pounds.

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