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Grant Shapps claims tax cuts still possible despite huge splurge on defence spending

Defence Secretary says the £75bn hike can be paid for partly through 72,000 cuts to Civil Service jobs

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2024

London and South-East hit with record £100billion income tax grab as changes bite

EXCLUSIVE: Londoners paid £59.3billion to the Treasury annually and South-East residents £41.4 billion, according to HMRC figures

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2024

Defence spending in UK to be put ‘on war footing’, Rishi Sunak says – as it happened

Prime minister announces increase to UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 in speech about security

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024

‘You can’t rule out a complete panicked meltdown’: Tories fear wipeout after another disastrous week

Infighting, suspensions and bizarre allegations have dogged efforts to restore order as the party prepares for May’s byelections

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2024

Hunt reportedly mulling stamp duty and NI cuts in effort to woo voters

Possible move in autumn statement come as experts sound alarm about dire state of UK public services

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2024

Jeremy Hunt’s tax cut plans to face IMF scrutiny next month

Annual health check to examine whether tax increases or spending cuts will be needed after election

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024

IMF’s Georgieva says border migration is helping US outperform Europe; UK car insurance prices finally falling – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024

Beware risks of voter giveaways to public finances, countries facing elections told

IMF says reduction in national insurance may have made cutting UK national debt more difficult

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024

Jeremy Hunt gets £12billion more 'headroom' so could slash another 2p off National Insurance, says IFS

But the leading economists warn against the move as public services desperately need more funding

Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2024

‘Petrified’ non-doms poised to flee UK over Labour’s tax plans, say experts

Prospect of party closing Tory ‘loopholes’ if elected prompts some wealthy individuals to explore a move overseas

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2024