Rachel Reeves
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...
UK housing demand seen recovering on clearer post-Budget outlook
Analysts expect pent-up demand to bolster the traditional spring selling season as buyers return to the market
Bankers groan at UK tax rise even as lenders rally after Budget
New tax rates for dividends, property and savings income and a decision to tinker with the treatment of cash savings accounts added to the gloom