Labour Budget

Middle-Class Families Face Higher Bills Under Reeves’s Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to target workers, savers and pensioners in her new budget, introducing more than a dozen tax rises as she attempts to close a £30 billion gap in the public finances. Reeves will argue that the increases are “fair and necessary”, saying they are essential to protect NHS funding and welfare

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Thousands of Older Britons Dragged into 62% Tax Trap, HMRC Reveals

Thousands of Older Britons Dragged into 62% Tax Trap – HMRC

The number of state pensioners facing a crippling 62 per cent marginal tax rate has more than doubled, as frozen tax thresholds push thousands of older Britons into higher tax bands. Official HMRC figures show that in 2024–25, around 77,000 pensioners earned between £100,000 and £125,140,  the income range where personal allowance tapering creates an

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