Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from OBR

UK budget raises taxes by £26bn, gaining investor approval after surprise leak

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced tax-raising measures, including new duties on high-value properties, dividends, and savings, in the state budget presented on Wednesday.

Euronews

Pay-per-mile for electric vehicles revealed: Typical EV driver faces paying more than £250 a year

Drivers of battery electric cars will pay 3p per mile from April 2028

Evening Standard

Deputy speaker Nusrat Ghani condemns government after ‘unprecedented’ OBR Budget leaks

IN FULL

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

The most chaotic Budget in living memory ends in complete shambles – before it’s even started

NEWS ANALYSIS: The accidental leak of details of Rachel Reeves’ Budget by the Office for Budget Responsibility before she got to her feet was one final bit of chaos for this make-or-break Budget, says political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK

Taxes hiked to ‘all-time high’ by Reeves as growth forecasts cut

More than 1.7 million people will face paying more income tax under the Chancellor’s plans.

Evening Standard

From mansion tax to cash ISA changes: Key announcements in Reeves’ Budget

The chancellor has unveiled £26bn worth of tax rises in the Commons as she attempts to plug a multi-billion pound gap in Britain’s ailing public finances

The Independent UK

Criminal inquiry demanded as ‘unprecedented’ leak of Chancellor's Budget reveals £26bn tax rises

Rachel Reeves condemns ‘deeply disappointing’ accidental release of Budget details ahead of her Commons statement

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Freeze to income tax thresholds extended to 2031 – what does it mean for me?

It means the current income tax bands will stay as they are until at least April 2031, for taxpayers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves to change pension salary sacrifice schemes — what you need to know

IN FULL

The Independent UK

UK faces higher inflation and record tax burden in bleak new forecast

Leaked forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predict higher inflation and unemployment for the UK in 2025 and 2026 than previously expected. The OBR also indicated that economic growth will be weaker from 2026 until the end of the current Labour government, with the tax burden continuing to…

The Independent UK

Budget 2025: key points at a glance

Rachel Reeves has announced her financial update – here are the main points, with political analysis

The Guardian - UK

Fuel duty to increase for first time since April 2010

Fuel duty is set to increase for the first time in 16 years, with the current 5p per litre cut extended only until September 2026 before being reversed through a staggered approach. From April 2027, the Government plans to increase fuel duty rates annually in line with the Retail Price…

The Independent UK

Budget at a glance: What has Rachel Reeves announced?

Here, the PA news agency looks at the tax rises and cost-of-living measures in Wednesday’s Budget.

The Independent UK

Inflation and unemployment forecasts hiked as tax burden to hit record – OBR

It came as the UK’s official forecaster also reported that economic growth will be weaker than expected from 2026.

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Tax hiked and growth downgraded as details of Budget released early

The OBR confirmed Rachel Reeves’ Budget ‘raises taxes by amounts rising to £26 billion in 2029-30’.

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves says budget will cut living costs after shock OBR leak

Chancellor unveils action on energy bills, rail fares and two-child benefit cap as she reveals £26bn tax rises

The Guardian - UK

UK borrowing costs fall after early release of budget forecasts – as it happened

OBR forecasts appear to show that chancellor has more than doubled her fiscal headroom to almost £22bn

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves’s high-stakes autumn budget in five key charts

Chancellor to set out tax and spending plans shaped by weak productivity, high borrowing costs and cost of living crisis

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

What to expect in budget 2025: tax, VAT, pensions, savings and more

Here’s what Rachel Reeves is tipped to announce after months of speculation

The Independent UK

Reeves must prove she has a rock-solid plan to free us from this ‘growth crisis’

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The chancellor’s second Budget has been overshadowed by bleak forecasts, but while the OBR’s downgrade exposes the fragility of Labour’s economic promises and the limits of government spin, she must still deliver

The Guardian - UK

Reeves expected to reveal cut in growth forecasts for next five years in budget

OBR has reportedly downgraded predictions after review that blames lack of investment under Tories

The Guardian - UK

Bond market power: why Rachel Reeves is keen to keep the £2.7tn ‘beast’ onside

Hugely influential traders will be hanging on the chancellor’s every word when she announces her budget

The Independent UK

Chancellor warned of crisis before make-or-break Budget

With hours to go until one of the most anticipated Treasury statements in modern history, Rachel Reeves has been given disastrous warning on the economy’s outlook

Evening Standard

Key economic data and trends that will shape Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Government borrowing for the current financial year is the highest on record outside the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves, please, let’s make budgets boring again

Budgets need to be reassuringly dull with no repeat of this year’s long, drawn-out and chaotic buildup

1 … 6 7 8 9

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Office for National Statistics

the Office for Budget Responsibility

130 stories

Office for Budget Responsibility

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.