UK chancellor says she had not known true picture of public finances but no need to increase taxes further after budgetRachel Reeves has admitted she was wrong to say before the election that no major tax rises would be needed,...
Read MoreUK chancellor says she had not known true picture of public finances but no need to increase taxes further after budgetRachel Reeves has admitted she was wrong to say before the election that no major tax rises would be needed,...
Read MoreUnion group urges chancellor to better fund health, social care and childcare to get staff back to work and boost productivityUK businesses are losing staff working time because of waits for healthcare or caring duties due to...
Read MoreThe chancellor says she will invest to reverse Tory decline, but stands accused of breaking party manifesto promises Labour will launch a new era of public and private investment in hospitals, schools, transport and energy as...
Read MoreSurvey finds one in 10 have discussed emergency support with government amid funding gap of over £2bn next yearOne in four English councils could go bankrupt unless they are bailed out by the government in the next two...
Read MoreVAT-registered schools will be able to claim refunds for tax paid on capital projects over past 10 yearsThe UK’s biggest and richest private schools are in line for substantial financial windfalls as a consequence of...
Read MoreResolution Foundation says overspend chancellor claims she inherited will persist unless tough choices are madeReeves spends first 100 days in power trying to ride two horsesLabour weighs £3bn tax rise on gambling...
Read MoreTreasury weighing proposals as chancellor attempts to plug £22bn hole in public financesThe gambler who turned tables on bookies and lobbies for UK tax riseRachel Reeves spends first 100 days in power trying to ride two...
Read MoreThinktank says tax increases in budget will be necessary even if Rachel Reeves changes fiscal rulesWill Rachel Reeves’s rules on debt and spending survive the budget?Keir Starmer’s promise to end austerity and...
Read MoreJames Murray reaffirms existing timetable despite many in the sector calling for the changes to be deferred until September 2025The Treasury minister James Murray has rejected calls to delay plans to add VAT to private school...
Read MoreSome councils are already spending up to 80% of their budget on social care and say costs are rising and increasingly unsustainableThe spiralling cost of social services is eating into the budgets of England’s largest...
Read MoreExclusive: departments asked to model cuts of up to 10% despite Rachel Reeves’ vow to invest in growthMinisters are being asked to draw up billions of pounds in cuts to infrastructure projects over the next 18 months...
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