Rachel Reeves here, in a bit of a pinch and just wondering if you could see your way to bunging us £51 billion… just till the end of the month.” That is the shameful, damning reality heading down the ...

With most spending now fixed, and political challenges over welfare cuts, that would leave tax rises as the main lever.

Sir Keir Starmer defended the government's handling of the economy but failed to answer a question about taxes.

UK business leaders are perennially a gloomy lot, but it takes a special kind of disenchantment to make them quite as gloomy ...

The chancellor will miss her self-imposed rules without action, the National Institute for Economic Affairs says.

Campaigners say the bumper earnings of Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest must be taxed to fund public services and ease pressure on struggling households ...

Should the pension triple lock be scrapped to help balance the books, or is it a vital lifeline for retirees? With pressure ...

Today’s fiscal climate is dominated by one overriding and impossible to escape fact: the Government owes so much money it may ...

The Bank of England should cut interest rates two more times this year to boost Britain’s economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.

Britain’s national debt could rise to 270 per cent of GDP by the 2070s. That’s according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), assuming current spending and tax patterns continue. It’s a ...

NatWest partners with Landbay to offer limited company buy-to-let deals, and court ruling closes stamp duty loophole. Explore ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves frequently cites the more upbeat findings of a business barometer published by Lloyds Bank, which last month showed business confidence at its highest since 2015.