Budget 2024: ‘We can avoid taxing workers by hiking capital gains tax’
With Labour’s first budget for 14 years fast approaching, speculation around tax rises has reached frenzied levels. Capital…
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IFS: Starmer and Sunak must pick cuts, debt or tax hikes in ‘trilemma’
A “stark” choice between more borrowing, tax rises or spending cuts will soon be faced by whichever party…
Is Labour considering tax hikes to capital gains or inheritance tax?
Labour has spent much of the past fortnight playing down the prospect of tax hikes, explicitly ruling out…
Rachel Reeves says Labour has ‘no plans’ to increase capital gains tax
Rachel Reeves has said Labour has “no plans” to increase capital gains tax (CGT) in government, amid speculation…
Labour dubs Conservative manifesto ‘Jeremy Corbyn-style’ and rules out 2p NI cut
Labour leader Keir Starmer has dubbed the Conservatives’ general election manifesto “Jeremy Corbyn-style”, promising “anything you want” with…
Labour declines to rule out capital gains tax hikes as Lib Dems vow reform
Labour frontbencher Jonathan Ashworth has declined to rule out rises to capital gains tax amid mounting media scrutiny…
Let’s build a new economic settlement based on a wealth tax – here’s how
When you sit down and think about it, there is quite a difference between wealth on the one…
Labour must define nothing less than a new economic settlement
For the second week in a row, we’ve seen media speculation about the Chancellor’s plans on tax. We’re in…
Now is the time to champion tax justice and a fairer economic model
Over the last few months, Covid-19 has seen thousands of avoidable excess deaths – each one a disaster…
Labour would put 10,000 extra police on the streets, Corbyn promises
Labour will put an extra 10,000 police officers onto the streets of England and Wales, Jeremy Corbyn will…
