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Look at the farmers’ protest, and then ask yourself: how will we ever make tax fairer amid such grumbling?

Labour inherited a dire situation that needed desperate change – but powerful lobbies make any tax reform near-impossible, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2024

OPINION - Everyone agrees stamp duty is a terrible tax. So why are we stuck with it?

Yes, you can blame the Treasury if you like

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2024

All these sad stories of the stricken rich prove one thing: Labour’s budget is on the money

Rachel Reeves’s first budget has triggered a backlash – but only the wealthiest are being asked to pay their fair share, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2024

Spending plans mean £9 billion of cuts after next year, economists warn

Economists have suggested Labour’s longer-term spending plans are ‘extremely challenging’ and do not rule out a return to austerity.

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024

Rachel Reeves may need extra £9bn to avoid cuts to public services, says IFS

Institute for Fiscal Studies says chancellor may have to revisit tax plans to avoid real-terms cuts in some areas

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024

UK politics live: Budget means weekly pay to rise just £13 in 20 years as IFS calls Reeves’s plans ‘unrealistic’

The Resolution Foundation has warned that the pay outlook is “dire” and many UK workers will not feel any better off by the end of this Parliament

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024

Taxes will have to rise further despite Reeves’ £40bn tax grab, IFS director warns

Rachel Reeves has hit back at criticism of her Budget after the chancellor received backing from the International Monetary

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024

Taxes to rise higher AGAIN in next few years and wage increases hit, warn IFS economists after Reeves Budget

The Institute for Fiscal Studies also stressed that much of the National Insurance rise on employers would feed through into smaller pay rises for workers

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024

Will Rachel Reeves’s borrow-and-spend Budget actually work?

ANALYSIS: Business will bear the burden of this Budget, so the chancellor must hope it delivers a better economy, says Howard Mustoe

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024

Taxes, borrowing and spending up in Rachel Reeves’ first Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was ‘fixing the foundations of our economy’ but taxes will rise to their highest levels since the Second World War.

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024