A risk-averse government could focus on wealth reforms next month as it struggles to establish control of the economy
Entain boss says gambling tax rises will ‘protect no one’
After Reeves indicated gambling taxes could be raised, betting firms say this could push punters to the black market
Reeves must do ‘whatever it takes’ to heal the UK economy
There are even hysterical suggestions that the UK’s economic position is so serious that we may have to borrow from the IMF
In Britain’s ‘hedgehog economy’, growth is wild, spiky – and fragile
The spines on the OBR’s charts are a signal to the chancellor to pull all the levers to improve our growth prospects
Britain’s VAT rules need a total rethink
Businesses should call on the chancellor to put VAT on everything while complex rules should be consigned to history
The PM’s future rests in the chancellor’s hands
The chancellor will announce a program to guarantee jobs for young people – but it will need more than budget tweaks to work
Remember, remember Liz Truss this November
Three years after the former PM sparked an economic crisis, here’s how the chancellor can avoid the same mistakes
How Rachel Reeves can raise tax while freeing up growth
A yearly property tax could raise as much as stamp duty, which stops people moving to get a better job
Reeves feels the pinch as bond yields squeeze spending room
Knock-on effect of Trump’s Fed interference increases pressure on chancellor ahead of budget
Reeves needs to call time on dodgy stats
Underinvestment in statistics and outdated data policies have left the chancellor ‘flying blind’
Britain’s right wing just twists and shouts
The economy is faring rather better than Labour’s media detractors would have you believe
‘A chancellor can change her mind on fiscal rules’
It's important to distinguish between the obvious need to finance increases in public later and policy choices now
Chancellor could learn from new play’s about banking’s demise
Make It Happen satirises the RBS collapse of 2008. It’s too close to real life for comfort
‘Quiet luxury’ land tax on the wealthy could fund levelling up
A ‘Cotswold Wealth Tax’ could generate a windfall for the government from Britain’s trendiest enclave for the super-rich
Why Reeves would do best to bank on Bailey
The chancellor needs to work in partnership with the Bank of England to encourage growth
Reeves is missing the key people to find the missing billions
The exit of key figures at the Treasury has put the chancellor under pressure to shape policy
Reeves’s taxing problems can be fixed by a customs union
There is a lever the chancellor can pull to galvanise economic growth. Will she?
Labour must exploit the advantage of power – or lose it
Ministers praise stability and pragmatism. Instead they must dare to fight fire with fire
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