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Reeves must abandon manifesto tax pledges, think tank says amid £30bn Budget black hole

The chancellor is facing mounting pressure to hike income tax amid an expectation that £30bn worth of tax rises will be needed in the Budget

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

As growth hopes fade, shrinking Reeves has a mountain to climb

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: A dour economic forecast has left the beleaguered chancellor grasping for fiscal breathing space in her make-or-break Budget

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

Income tax hike of 2p to target pensioners and landlords would ‘level playing field’, think tank tells Reeves

Labour chancellor also facing calls to raise levies on lawyers, sugar, salt and longhaul flights in the Budget

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2025

Average price tag on a home jumps by more than £1,500 in September – Rightmove

Despite the increase, the average asking price for a home in Britain is 0.1% or £502 lower than a year ago, with London and the South driving the dip.

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2025

Voices: Zero change. Zero growth. Zero hope of Rachel Reeves being rescued

COMMENT: The chancellor, faced with a flatlining economy, is trapped in an impossible dilemma – come the Budget, she’ll have to break her election promises or break her fiscal rules, warns John Rentoul

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025

Primark boss issues stark warning to Reeves over Budget

George Weston urged the chancellor not to give consumer confidence another ‘great whack’ in November

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025

Government has not heeded warnings over Lifetime Isa, says Treasury Committee

The Government has an opportunity at the Budget to ‘think again on the Lisa,’ according to Treasury Committee chairwoman Dame Meg Hillier.

Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2025

Reeves Blocks Wealth Tax Plan: Defies Labour Hopeful, Gambles with Public Finance Chaos

Chancellor Rachel Reeves blocks wealth tax, defying Labour MPs, risking £50B fiscal chaos. Can she balance the Budget without breaking promises?

International Business Times UK · Sep 10, 2025

Starmer creates ‘Budget board’ to boost economic growth and keep businesses onside

Starmer’s ‘budget board’ is part of his reset following the resignation of Angela Rayner last week

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025

Ex-minister reveals the pensions changes most likely at Budget

Higher earners could be targeted at the chancellor’s second fiscal event

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025