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As the chancellor looks to bolster government funds, few options remain off the table

BUDGET 2025: With Labour’s Budget imminent, the chancellor faces a £22bn hole and a narrowing set of promises on tax. Property, long the quiet corner of the system, may finally be in her sights. Here Sean O’Grady and Albert Toth analyse the options available to Reeves

Intercorp Financial Services (IFS) is trading at a 5-year high and has strong technical momentum. Shares are up 63% in the past 52 weeks and nearly 50% in the year to date. IFS has a 100% “Buy” opinion from Barchart. Fundamentals remain solid for IFS, with projected revenue and earnings...

The chancellor is levelling with us about the pain to come. Is there anyone outside Planet Rachel who couldn’t see that truth two years ago, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

A new levy targeting wealth could reportedly be announced by chancellor today

Rachel Reeves argued that austerity, Brexit and the pandemic had left ‘deep scars’ on the UK’s economy.

Economists say trying to balance the books by raising smaller taxes risks ‘unnecessary amounts of economic damage’

Former IFS director Paul Johnson says a mansion tax ‘wouldn’t raise anywhere near enough to fill a significant hole’ in the public finances

We hear your stories of how you balance the family finances, from buying own brands to cutting right back on weekly shop