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The Latest Breaking News on Three weeks till budget day – and now Rachel Reeves is ‘being honest’ about tax

Three weeks till budget day – and now Rachel Reeves is ‘being honest’ about tax

The chancellor is levelling with us about the pain to come. Is there anyone outside Planet Rachel who couldn’t see that truth two years ago, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Economists urge Reeves to make ‘difficult’ choices to boost market confidence

Experts said the Chancellor should prioritise bringing down Government borrowing costs.

The Independent UK

Tax rises and benefit cuts are on the horizon as Reeves prepares the UK for a bad-news budget

The UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has made it clear that taxes will go up, and more cuts to welfare spending are on the horizon. The moves will be deeply unpopular and controversial – but in an extraordinary press conference ahead of the UK budget on November 26, Reeves made it…

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‘Wait and see’ if Reeves ups income tax but I will cut it in Scotland – Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader said taxes set by the Scottish Government are ‘too high’.

Evening Standard

Reeves aims to prepare voters and markets for possible budget tax rises

Speech attempts to take back narrative with talk of ‘years of economic mismanagement’, Brexit and tariffs

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Income tax rises or fairer reforms? Join The Independent Debate on the Budget choices facing Rachel Reeves

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: As Rachel Reeves prepares her first Budget and warns of ‘painful decisions’ ahead, debate is growing over whether she should raise taxes to fix the public finances or find fairer, alternative ways to boost revenue. Now it’s time to have your say...

The Independent UK

UK government bonds rally but pound falls further after Reeves speech

The Chancellor refused to rule out tax hikes and said the upcoming Budget will focus on lowering inflation.

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Budget: Pound plummets after Reeves hints at tax rises – but government bonds rally

The chancellor refused to rule out tax hikes and said the upcoming Budget will focus on lowering inflation

The Independent UK

Budget 2025: Rachel Reeves signals tax rises and warns ‘each of us must do our bit’

Chancellor warns ‘we will all have to contribute’ to fixing Britain’s public finances

The Independent UK

Reeves prepares for tax rises in Budget as global and domestic pressures bite

The Chancellor suggested ‘we will all have to contribute’ to building a new future for Britain.

Evening Standard

Threat of income tax rise grows as Rachel Reeves gives clear sign she will break Labour manifesto pledge

Chancellor rolls ground for tax rises in unusual pre-Budget speech at Downing Street

Evening Standard

Reeves to lay groundwork for tax rises in ‘candid’ speech about budget

Chancellor to promise ‘fairness and opportunity’ but will not repeat manifesto pledge on tax, after PM’s hint at breach

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves to pave way for tax rises in pre-Budget speech

Chancellor’s address to come after weeks of expectation management as she scrambles to fill £50bn black hole

The Independent UK

Reeves to promise ‘fairness’ in Budget as income tax hike speculation mounts

No 10 repeatedly refused to say whether Labour’s manifesto pledge not to raise income tax still stands.

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Tax rises at Budget ‘inevitable’, think tank with close Labour links claims

The Resolution Foundation however suggested there was a way to implement tax rises which ‘boosts confidence in the economy and the public finances’.

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