Vulnerable people will have access to free and confidential tax advice with the expansion of a University of Galway project into local libraries. Designed to help people find their way through a tax system that increasingly operates online, the Enabling Tax Literacy and Empowerment: Understanding Your Rights and Responsibilities programme is being run jointly by
A taxpayer got in touch with HMRC as they wanted a tax refund HMRC has explained how a tax allowance works(Image: Getty) HMRC has explained a tax allowance rule that applies to many workers. The policy came to light after a question from a taxpayer over social media. They asked how they could change their
Rachel Reeves warns of harder choices to come as she hints at tax rises BBC Reeves’s tax promises stand for now – but may not survive Budget, suggests Starmer aide The Telegraph Faisal Islam: Rachel Reeves pre-emptively justifies tax rises BBC Rachel Reeves confirms she no longer stands by pledge not to raise taxes The Guardian Senior minister refuses
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers will deliver the Government’s budget – its first since last year’s general election – on October 7th. While last year’s budget was marked by pre-election expenditure, with a €2.2 billion cost-of-living package of once-off measures, this year is expected to be more restrained.
A senior cabinet minister has refused to rule out manifesto-breaching tax rises in November’s budget, despite repeated questioning by Sky News. Darren Jones said the Labour Party’s pledge not to raise income tax or VAT stands as of “today”, but added that tax decisions to be announced in the budget have not yet been made.
Foreign second home owners should pay quadruple council tax in order to raise £200m a year, a cross-party think tank has urged. The proposed tax raid is one of a series of reforms put to Rachel Reeves by Demos ahead of this autumn’s Budget. Other suggested tax increases include subjecting landlords’ rental income to National
State pension payments go up each April in line with the triple lock Labour may be forced to change the triple lock policy(Image: Getty) Pensions experts have voiced concerns that the triple lock could soon become unaffordable for the Government. The policy ensures that the state pension increases each April in line with the highest
A huge new poll of more than 45,000 people has found raising taxes on the super-wealthy is the public’s third most popular demand to Keir Starmer Millionaires are backing calls for Keir Starmer to introduce a a wealth tax on the richest(Image: PA Wire) A top priority of the British people is for Keir Starmer
The polling found the majority of the public don’t believe Britain is lawless, enjoy mixing with other ethnicities, and believe climate change is a threat to their families Nigel Farage has claimed the UK is “lawless”(Image: SmartFrame/Zuma Press) The British public supports multiculturalism and rejects the narrative of division offered by Nigel Farage, a mammoth
By GREG HEFFER, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Published: 14:03, 28 September 2025 | Updated: 14:57, 28 September 2025 Angela Rayner was hailed as a ‘working-class hero’ at Labour’s conference today – just three weeks after she resigned following her failure to pay enough tax. The former deputy prime minister was also afforded a standing ovation by Labour members