The Times says the chancellor will raise capital gains tax, external - but only on the sale of shares and other assets, not on second homes. The Daily Telegraph says the bulk of the measures announced by Rachel Reeves will be tax rises, external, rather than spending cuts. The Daily Mail reports that a leading business group has said hiking national insurance could be "Labour's poll tax", external. The Corporation says it takes the matter extremely seriously, and that Brendan O'Carroll "is under no illusion" about that. ", external

Source: The Times October 17, 2024 06:38 UTC