LONDON: Britain’s unpopular center-left Labour government sought to seize the political narrative Wednesday with a tax-raising budget that it hopes will boost economic growth by fostering a stable debt outlook, reduce child poverty and ease cost-of-living pressures. But the entire contents of the budget were leaked half an hour before Treasury chief Rachel Reeves delivered the budget statement in the House of Commons, in a sign of the chaos that has engulfed the government during weeks of mixed messaging and political infighting.

Chancellor’s fiscal statement billed as decisive moment for fate of Starmer government as she tries to fill £20bn spending gap

Rachel Reeves vowed not to increase taxes in the Budget, a resurfaced clip shared by Kemi Badenoch shows. In the clip, dated 4 November 2024, the Chancellor told Sir Trevor…

UK chancellor announces 26.1bn pounds ($34.4bn) in tax hikes amid furore over embarrassing leak of forecast data.

LONDON: Britain’s unpopular center-left Labour government sought to seize the political narrative Wednesday with a tax-raising budget that it hopes will boost economic growth by…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a rise in taxes and increased welfare spending.

Britain's Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended her new budget to the parliament to the alarm of many who say it raises taxes on working people.

Chancellor axes two-child benefit cap and cuts energy bills paid for by mansion tax and freezing tax thresholds

The chancellor’s statement will be remembered for the many taxes it raised, rather than the big one – income tax – it did not, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves unveiled significant tax increases during her budget presentation on Wednesday, November 26. She faced the difficult task of reassuring…