Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she won't have to do 'a Budget like this ever again' as addressed an audience of business leaders following a backlash over tax hikes

RACHEL Reeves boldly  insisted last night  there will be no further  tax rises during her time as Chancellor. Her dramatic claim to a frosty reception from business leaders came as McVitie’s

Independent business economist Andrew Sentance, who is a former CBI Director of Economic Affairs, says CBI boss Rain Newton Smith needs to be stronger in her response to the Budget, which has been unpopular among businesses.

Rachel Reeves has pledged not to put up taxes for the rest of this parliament as she tried to curry favour with businesses furious over her Budget. The chancellor announced that public services will need to “live within their means” between now and the next election, which is not expected until at least 2028.

RACHEL Reeves’ Budget is squeezing profits and killing off growth, business chiefs will warn today. At the annual Confederation of Business Industry conference, the Chancellor will be told she

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was ‘not immune’ to the difficulties facing businesses but there was no alternative to her Budget tax raid.

Chancellor 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 Budget. Reeves told the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference that despite "a lot of feedback" on her tax and spending plans, she had not heard many alternatives.

Businesses may face further tax rises this parliament, a senior cabinet minister has said, in an apparent contradiction of claims by Rachel Reeves that taxes would not go up again.