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Boxed in by Labour’s manifesto pledges not to increase income tax, employee’s national insurance and VAT, Chancellor Rachel Reeves instead had to raid other taxes, like capital gains tax (CGT), inheritance tax (IHT), employer’s national insurance and to extend the tax...

This was probably the Budget that gave me the most anxiety of all time. It was the first Budget for Labour in 14 years and our Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has been warning of a huge black hole to fix. So much information in the press before the Budget felt like...

Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way Desperation is a worrying concept. The desperation to stay in office led to two unwarranted cuts in employee National Insurance in an effort to win votes by Jeremy Hunt for the Conservative party. The desperation to...

In the first Autumn statement under the new Labour government, there was much speculation in advance as to the level of tax increases we would see. This was all despite an election manifesto not to increase Income tax, VAT, National insurance and Corporation tax....

A budget for the ‘Workers’ After what seems like an eternity since Rachel Reeves announced that the budget was to be held on 30th October 2024, with endless speculation on how the black hole in the public finances would be addressed, the details of which have finally...