TAX Reeves faces pressure to rethink tax strategy City AM Daily Mail The Independent Rachel Reeves is under increasing pressure to revise Labour's tax commitments, with a report by the Institute for Government (IfG) criticising the party's decision to avoid raising...

TAX Chancellor urged to take 2p off employee NI and add it to income tax Daily Mail The Guardian The Independent UK The Times Rachel Reeves has been advised by the Resolution Foundation to increase income tax by 2 pence while reducing national insurance by the same...

TAX Tax freeze could cost taxpayers dearly Sky News BBC News The Times More than 1.3m people may face significant financial losses if Rachel Reeves extends the freeze on income tax thresholds. Research from the House of Commons Library, commissioned by the Liberal...

TAX Tax hike fears drive pension withdrawals Daily Mail Data from the Financial Conduct Authority shows that savers pulled more than £70bn from their retirement pots in 2024/25 amid concerns that the Budget could deliver a tax raid on pensions. This marks a 36%...

EMPLOYMENT Employment Rights Bill will damage jobs market, businesses warn City AM The Government has been warned that the Employment Rights Bill must be changed to prevent a crisis in the jobs market, with business groups voicing concern over the potential impact on...

INVESTMENT Fund managers pulling out of UK stocks City AM The Times Fund managers are pulling out of UK stocks at the fastest pace since 2004. Analysis by Bank of America shows that average equity allocations to the UK dropped from a net 2% underweight in August to a...

INVESTMENT UK urged to back its innovators City AM A report by the Purposeful Company think-tank has proposed reforms designed to support the growth of UK firms amid a surge in foreign takeovers. The think-tank has called for the creation of a pension "super fund" to...

INVESTMENT US financial firms plan £1.25bn UK investments Sky News City AM US financial firms have announced UK investments worth £1.25bn that could create 1,800 jobs. While Citi is planning to invest £1.1bn across its UK operations, S&P Global is set to pump £4m...

AX Big retailers at risk from tax changes The Times Hundreds of large UK retailers could face closure under government plans to introduce a higher business rates band for properties valued above £500,000, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned. The group said...

TAX Chancellor concedes tax hikes may hinder growth The Daily Telegraph City AM The I The Independent UK Rachel Reeves has acknowledged that tax increases could negatively affect economic growth while addressing the British Private Equity and Venture Capital...