Rachel Reeves
UK budget rules should seek to lower debt, parliament committee says
Britain’s public sector net debt has risen from 61 per cent in 2009/10 to 95 per cent of GDP by 2025/26
Britain’s deficit narrows but fuel duty fall points to Iran war drag
Government borrowing in 12 months to end-March is equivalent to 4.3% economic output; gap of £132 billion is £700 million less than most recent official forecast
UK’s Reeves to set out plan to help businesses with energy costs
[LONDON] British finance minister Rachel Reeves will set out her approach to helping businesses struggling with high energy prices later this week in the wake of the ongoing conflict in Iran, she said...
Reeves set for careful UK budget update as Iran conflict alarms investors
Reeves says she will make major fiscal policy changes only in her full budget statements in the autumn
UK deficit falls more than expected as tax revenues jump
The deficit was £7.1 billion less than a year earlier
UK economy shrinks again in October ahead of Budget tax hikes
Speculation that taxes will be raised weighs heavily on households, which power roughly 60% of the economy
Rising UK house prices defy Budget tax fears, mortgage-lender Nationwide says
As buying activity was held off ahead of the Budget, prices may rise in the coming months: Capital Economics
UK's Reeves says she did not mislead public on the Budget
In a speech on Nov 4, she appeared to lay the groundwork to raise income tax rates, citing a “weaker than previously thought” productivity performance
Reeves’ UK budget calms markets and party but leaves Britons unhappy
[LONDON] Britons reacted overwhelmingly negatively to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ budget, suggesting little relief for the Labour government’s slumping popularity.
Britain tries to fix its frayed relations with world’s rich
TECH billionaires, the owners of Premier League football teams and heirs to some of Europe’s oldest fortunes all recently left the UK because of higher taxes. Now, Britain’s finance minister is quietl...
