Labour has been accused of hypocrisy after allowing a steep hike in council tax despite previously pledging to freeze it.

However, last year, Sir Keir Starmer promised a one-year council tax freeze and challenged then-prime minister Rishi Sunak to match his ... a similar 5pc council tax rise. He said that if there ...

A US oil firm has said it will end all its operations in the North Sea by the end of 2029, blaming the impact of the windfall ...

Rishi Sunak Mr Sunak said the Conservatives had repeatedly warned during the general election that Sir Keir and Ms Reeves were “not telling the truth” when ruling out “tax surprises”.

While chiding Rishi Sunak over his high-profile ... the reliably anti-tax CEO of Ryanair. The budget airline boss argued that any increase in APD would undermine the viability of some UK routes.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves was accused by Rishi Sunak of “broken promise ... with the British people” about tax ahead of the general election. Sunak told MPs the Labour administration had ...

While the overall burden will rise to a new peak, the £40bn in tax increases means Reeves narrowly avoids the unenviable ...

They have raised tax to record levels ... the 48 hours before today's Budget announcement amid rumours of the rise. Rishi Sunak pinned down Labour over the OBR's forecast that Labour's plans ...

Rachel Reeves gambled on a £40bn tax rise in Wednesday’s historic ... part of an overall spending increase of £70bn. Rishi Sunak used his last Commons outing as opposition leader to accuse ...

In his final act as Tory leader, Rishi Sunak will respond to the Budget ... Bringing inherited pensions into the scope of inheritance tax will see a huge increase in the number of people subjected ...

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