Angela Rayner leaves door open to new homes tax which would hammer London by an extra £7.5bn The Housing Secretary said the issue would be looked at ahead of the Budget, expected in the autumn Evening Standard · Jul 24
LDF walks out of Kerala Assembly, accuses CM Satheesan of 'misleading' House on fund cuts Kerala Assembly saw a heated debate as the opposition LDF walked out, accusing Chief Minister V D Satheesan of misleading the House regarding reduced plan fund allocations to local bodies. Satheesan cited financial constraints and the previous LDF government's budgeting as reasons for the cuts, while the opposition blamed the… The Economic Times · Jul 1
Why Is Pauline Hanson’s One Nation The Most Popular Party In Australia Right Now? One Nation is now the most popular party in the nation, according to a recent poll. We're unpacking why, Pedestrian.tv · Jun 10
Don’t Let Online Hysteria Over The Budget Distract You From Building Wealth The Boring Way This is the last Budget op-ed I'm asking you to read. Pedestrian.tv · May 22
MSPs to back Holyrood Budget that Shona Robison says will ‘make lives better’ The Scottish Government’s Budget for 2026-27 will be approved by MSPs when it faces its final vote at Holyrood on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Feb 25
Finance Secretary Robison urges MSPs to back Budget ahead of first vote The Budget has increased the Scottish Child Payment and paved the way for a levy on private jets and a so-called ‘mansion tax’. Evening Standard · Feb 12
Barratt profits drop amid budget uncertainty and subdued buyer demand The group reported a 13.6% drop in underlying pre-tax profits to £199.9 million for the six months to December 28. Evening Standard · Feb 11
House prices increased by 2.5% in November despite Budget concerns The ONS said the average house price across the UK rose to £271,000 for the month, despite continued challenges in the housing market. Evening Standard · Jan 21
Robison cannot say if five more national treatment centres will be delivered The infrastructure pipeline was published alongside Tuesday’s Budget, leaving out the national treatment centres. Evening Standard · Jan 13
Claims Reeves’s post-Budget U-turns cost her £3bn of £22bn headroom in just six weeks The chancellor is under pressure to turn her March spring statement into a mini-Budget after a series of concessions and U-turns in recent weeks The Independent UK · Jan 11
Holyrood Budget to focus ‘resolutely’ on people’s priorities, vows Robison The Scottish Finance Secretary will set out her draft tax and spending plans on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Jan 11
Will 2026 be a good year to buy or sell a home? The experts weigh in Looking to move home in the new year? Property experts share their advice Evening Standard · Jan 5
Farage’s conditional pledge to remove child benefit cap ‘would plunge 450,000 into poverty’ Exclusive: New analysis by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has led charities to warn about the impact of Farage’s plans on the two child benefit cap The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025
Britain faces lost decade after Reeves Budget failed to shift growth dial, say London bosses They are setting up their own Growth Commission to identify measures to boost London firms and the UK economy Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025 GDP shock: London businesses slam Budget turmoil as UK economy shrinks 0.1% in October The latest GDP figures are a blow to Rachel Reeves, who admitted leaks in the run-up to her November 26 Budget were ‘very damaging’
The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025 Reeves admits Budget leaks were ‘extremely damaging’ but insists she wasn’t to blame Chancellor hits out at ‘too many leaks’ and says inquiry is underway to root out the person responsible
Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025 William Hill owner considers sale after Budget gambling tax hikes Debt-laden Evoke said the potential sale comes a number of gambling taxes were increased in last month’s Budget.
Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025 Reeves: PM and I decided ‘as a team’ not to hike income tax The Chancellor also said a leak revealing she had dropped plans for an income tax rise was ‘incredibly damaging’.
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025 UK shoppers cut back on pre-Christmas spending at fastest rate in almost five years British consumers have been left concerned by uncertainty around the Budget, high inflation and the cost of living
Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2025 JLR recovery set to have lifted economy in October despite pre-Budget nerves Official figures will show estimates for UK gross domestic product (GDP) on December 12.
Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2025 Reeves will not face ministerial standards probe over Budget briefings Nigel Farage had called for an investigation into whether the Chancellor mispresented the state of the public finances ahead of her fiscal statement.
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2025 Stark warning to pension savers over Rachel Reeves’s salary sacrifice changes HMRC suggest 3.3 million people will be impacted by the salary sacrifice changes
Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2025 3.3m pension savers facing hit with salary sacrifice changes HMRC said an estimated 7.7 million employees currently use salary sacrifice to make pension contributions.
Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2025 Sarwar’s fingerprints ‘all over the Budget’, says Starmer The Prime Minister touted his Scottish leader’s influence as he addressed members on Thursday.
The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025 Michelle O’Neill to tackle Starmer for ‘prioritising weapons of war over people’ The Stormont leader said the Budget had been a missed opportunity to support those struggling to pay for food and heat their homes.