Reeves alleges £71bn black hole in Tory costings and ‘second mortgage bombshell’
Rachel Reeves has claimed the Conservative manifesto contains £71 billion of unfunded commitments and could result in “a second Tory...
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IMF warns Britain against more pre-election tax cuts
By William Schomberg and Andy BruceLONDON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund warned Britain's government on Tuesday that it was...
European stocks tepid as UK chancellor sets out more tax cut plans
PA has the lines from Hunt's speech:“Labour like to criticise tax rises this parliament thinking people don’t know why they...
How to make a tax-free income
There are some tax breaks that can work in your favour. (Pekic via Getty Images)Despite everything we’ve heard about tax...
Britain doesn’t make enough. We need to reindustrialise to compete
After the turbulence of a global pandemic, war in Europe, trouble in the Middle East – and an aborted experiment...
For good economic news, the Tories have an obvious choice
Alongside manufacturing, the UK’s mighty service sector – accounting for around three-quarters of our GDP – also expanded last month, showing...
The Bank of England’s sinister role in pushing Britain into effective bankruptcy
In 1997, after the election of the Labour government under Tony Blair’s leadership, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown committed...
UK borrows more than expected in blow to Hunt’s pre-election tax cut hopes
But the sustained level of high borrowing means the next government will face financial pressure to reverse any tax cuts...
Britain is mortgaging its future to prop up the present
As you might guess, there is no silver bullet, no one-size-fits-all approach to economic transformation. But there are perhaps two...
UK finance minister dampens down hopes of tax cuts as election looms
LONDON: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Sunday talked down the likelihood of tax cuts in this week's budget, pledging...
