Higher borrowing costs for the government may mean tax rises or spending cuts if it wants to stick to its own self-imposed rules, a leading economic think tank has ...

Getty ImagesConfidence among UK firms has "slumped" as they face a "pressure cooker of rising costs and taxes", according to a business group.The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said ...

PA MediaConsultations will now take place on whether Stirling will introduce the levyStirling Council has agreed to further explore the idea of a tourist tax that would come into ...

Electrical goods retailer Currys has said that some price increases will be "inevitable" after tax rises announced in the latest Budget.Currys boss Alex Baldock said the "unwelcome" tax changes ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told the BBC it is not his "plan" to have any more tax rises before the next election - but says he could ...

The chancellor has said she will not need to raise taxes to "top up" public spending, after facing pressure to spell out her future tax plans.Rachel Reeves made headlines ...

Getty ImagesChancellor Rachel Reeves has told businesses she is "not coming back with more borrowing or more taxes" as she defended the tax rises on businesses announced in the ...

The Scottish government should receive an extra £300m to cover the planned increase to employer National Insurance contributions, the BBC has learned.Last week, Treasury officials are said to have ...

PA MediaSince the government unveiled its new inheritance tax plans for farmers in last month’s Budget, there has been intense debate about how many people will be affected and ...

The farmers' demonstration was best summed up in two images: real tractors being driven by farmers around Parliament Square, and beside them a collection of toy tractors being peddled ...

Denmark has agreed on how to implement the world’s first tax on agricultural emissions, including flatulence by livestock.This comes after months of negotiations between the country’s major parties, farmers, ...

EPAPA MediaFarmers from Northern Ireland have joined the London protestThe government has said the change will only affect the wealthiest 500 estates each year but farming unions have said ...