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Few can doubt that the Tories left office with the public finances in a dire state. But it takes two parties not to talk about the tax rises necessary to plug that gap. Indeed, no lesser authority than the Institute for Government’s Paul Johnson accused both Labour and the Conservatives…

Britain's new Treasury chief, Rachel Reeves, reveals a 20 billion-pound shortfall in public finances, highlighting challenges faced by the government in ad...

Six British lawmakers have announced they are running to lead the defeated Conservative Party

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden left open the prospect of a string of tax rises apart from on VAT, income tax and National Insurance

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to deliver speech expected to lay the groundwork for tax rises.

Britain’s new Treasury chief is alleging that the previous government covered up the dire state of the nation’s finances, as she prepares to deliver a major speech to Parliament that is widely expected to lay the groundwork for higher taxes

THE newly elected Labour government has come to power pledging to deliver on infrastructure, but poured cold water on the idea of major government…

The public finance initiative was brought in under John Major’s government between 1992 and 1997 but was considerably expanded after that point…

RACHEL Reeves has been warned not to “pull a George Osborne” amid growing concerns the Chancellor is to announce significant cuts to make up for…