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UK's Reeves to Introduce New Levy on High-Value Homes, Telegraph Reports
Date: November 15, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's finance minister, Rachel Reeves, is set to introduce a new levy on high-value homes in her upcoming annual budget, the Telegraph reported. Reeves is expected to need to...
Analysis-Investors and Business Decry British Budget Messaging 'fiasco'
Date: November 14, 2025
By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Confusing messages about Britain's budget this month are undermining the government's credibility, investors, businesses and think tanks said on Friday as...
UK Man Pleads Guilty to Plotting Bomb Attack
Date: November 14, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -A British man pleaded guilty on Friday to plotting a terrorist attack, collecting weapons and parts for a homemade bomb, conducting reconnaissance at an army base near King Charles'...
UK Stocks Fall as Gilt Yields Surge on Reports of Reeves' Tax Plan Reversal
Date: November 14, 2025
(Reuters) -London stocks tumbled on Friday, heading toward weekly losses, as gilt yields surged following reports that the UK government had abandoned plans for income tax hikes in the upcoming budget...
UK's Commitment to Fiscal Rules Crucial for Credit Rating, Fitch Says
Date: November 14, 2025
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The UK government's commitment to its own fiscal rules to balance the budget by 2029/30 remains vital for the country's AA- credit rating, credit agency Fitch said. UK...
UK's Reeves Does Not Plan to Raise Income Tax, Government Source Says
Date: November 14, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves does not plan to raise income tax at her upcoming annual budget on November 26 due to an improved fiscal outlook, a government source said on...