Rachel Reeves’ case of risky risk aversion
It is depressing that a government with such a huge majority dares do so little to transform economic prospects
A tax-raising British Budget with no long-term solutions
The chancellor’s failure to drive growth and cut spending leaves future levy rises on the cards
Fiscal watchdog under scrutiny after Budget day errors
Office for Budget Responsibility apologises for early release of analysis and corrects one forecast
Online gambling operators hit with steep tax rises
High street betting shops and fruit machines spared from tax raid as bingo industry enjoys a cut
Reeves’ Budget raises tax take to all-time high
Burden to reach 38% of GDP by end of parliament
Chancellor swoops on landlords and wealthy homeowners
Rachel Reeves unveils increase in property income tax as well as ‘mansion tax’ on expensive homes
‘Steroid Olympics’ organiser to go public in $1.2bn Spac deal
The Enhanced Games has been criticised for encouraging athletes to take performance-enhancing drugs.
Pets at Home chews through investors’ goodwill
Dog demographics have aged out since Covid pup purchase boom
Retailers ‘very pleased’ as Reeves backs off Cycle to Work scheme
Employee perk to continue after Treasury U-turn
Millions face lower pensions after salary sacrifice changes
Cap on national insurance relief set to raise £4.7bn in 2029-30 and £2.6bn in 2030-31
Private jet passengers flying to UK face fourfold increase in tax
More than 500,000 trips will be subject to higher levies
The new nuclear age needs to make the right business case
To turn investor interest into necessary flows of capital, projects must be demystified
Reeves leaves Britons poorer but no wiser about Labour’s strategy
She and Starmer remain torn between the convictions that got them into politics and economic principles
Reeves’ fiscal ‘smorgasbord’ was a dish best served early
Chancellor’s long-awaited second Budget upstaged by OBR’s premature publication of forecasts
Budget 2025: personal finance expert views
From frozen tax thresholds to changes to pension salary sacrifice, industry figures have their say
Vanguard plans to buy more gilts as UK Budget calms investor nerves
Rachel Reeves’ plan to boost fiscal ‘headroom’ to £22bn sparks rally in government debt
Palestine Action is part of UK’s long tradition of direct action, High Court told
Lawyers seeking to overturn ban on the group say the Suffragettes would have been on wrong side of today’s anti-terror laws
Podcast: The Wolf-Krugman Exchange returns
How one year of President Donald Trump has reshaped the world economy, democracy and capitalism
UK fuel duty set to rise for first time in more than 15 years
Previous increase came in 2011 as successive chancellors curried favour with motorists
Rachel Reeves doubles down on wishful thinking
A government that can’t make tough choices now is unlikely to do so on the eve of an election
Coffee, terraces and trees: how offices are sprucing up
Upscale developers are focused on bringing nature indoors — so-called ‘biophilia’
Ex-Jefferies banker charged with insider trading by UK watchdog
FCA accuses Bobosher Sharipov of passing confidential information to ex-flatmate on GCP takeover
NYC comptroller urges city pensions to pull $42bn mandate from BlackRock
Top finance official says asset manager submitted ‘inadequate’ decarbonisation plan
Industry sceptical of cash Isa curbs
Chancellor confirms annual limit to be cut to £12,000 for all except over-65s