Yesterday the UK’s chancellor of the exchequer (finance minister) Rachel Reeves delivered her ‘Spring Statement’, with its ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said the Government’s economic record shows a “mindset” opposed to tax rises but declined to explicitly ...

More than 20 key industry associations have formally written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of the Spring Statement, ...

Arguably there is a looming economic event of far greater long-term consequence than next week’s Spring Statement. | ITV News ...

UK automotive industry – via the SMMT – is calling for VAT on BEVs to be halved to put 267k more on the road by 2028 or miss ...

Blick Rothenberg has warned that the UK government may introduce covert measures in the upcoming Labour Party Spring ...

The auto industry is calling on the Labour Party government to slash VAT on new electric vehicles (EVs) to help stimulate ...

Slashing the VAT charged on new electric vehicles would drive up demand by 15% and put sales closer to the UK Government's targets for zero emission vehicles.

She said: “Clearly the Government does not agree with us and we have seen this from the egregious introduction of VAT on independent school fees, and now with this Bill.” The former schools ...

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Rupa Huq raised concerns the Government’s policy to apply 20% VAT to private school education and boarding fees could make an “elitist system more elitist”. The policy, which came into ...

Ride-hailer Bolt has sent a stern warning to Rachel Reeves over government inaction on a possible 20 per cent VAT hike for ...