Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been accused of disproportionately targeting football for tax rises after the Budget laid out plans for a raid on image rights earnings. Top footballers benefit from …
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Reeves criticised over lack of action on ballooning clinical negligence costs in Budget
A leading medical defence organisation has criticised the Chancellor for missing the opportunity to tackle the ‘eye-watering’ NHS clinical negligence bill. In a statement following the Budget, Tom Reynolds, director …
British founders bagging a few Budget wins after dodging exit tax
Startup founders went into this week’s Budget in a state of quasi-panic. Rumours of a so-called ‘exit tax’ on wealthy individuals, fuelled by weeks of speculation that the UK had …
UK government denies brain drain due to high tax burden
The UK government has denied that more Brits are leaving the country because of a higher tax burden. The Prime Minister’s spokesman denied suggestions that tens of thousands of Brits …
Mansion tax is an ‘assault’ on London’s property market
The UK’s new ‘mansion tax’ is set to hit homeowners in London hard, particularly for middle-class Londoners who have seen the price of their property balloon in the last two …
Leak and Let Die: OBR calls in former spook to investigate early Budget release
The embattled Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has brought in a former top spook to investigate how its entire forecast was published early before Rachel Reeves stood up to deliver …
How will the Budget impact your personal finances?
It’s the day after Rachel Reeves’ crunch Budget, and while the Office of Budget Responsibility leak may be the main talking point, after months of speculation we finally know how …
‘Fiscal fiction’: IFS challenges Reeves’ tax measures
The Chancellor may need to come back for more tax rises at a future Budget, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which warned much of the headroom Rachel …
Formula 1: Drive to Survive maker rakes in millions
Turnover at the maker of hit Netflix Formula 1 documentary series Drive to Survive surged by almost 70 per cent during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. Box …
Where do chefs eat their Christmas lunch? We asked the best, from Chris Galvin to Jose Pizarro
With every restaurant in the capital promoting a Christmas lunch special, how do you choose where to go? We’ve asked some of the capital’s finest chefs for their recommendations to …