What’s going on with Rachel Reeves and rumblings about a wealth tax in the autumn? It’s been on the agenda for weeks now, as ...

COMMENT: Taxing unearned income is no way for the chancellor to plug her £41bn spending black hole – the better-off are best ...

Keir Starmer says he 'does not recognise' figures from think-tank the National Institute of Economic and Social Research ...

Labour’s pledge not to raise taxes on ‘working people’ leaves the chancellor with a limited number of workable options to ...

What is a wealth tax – and would it work in the UK? - A rising number of campaigners are now calling for a wealth tax in the ...

Starmer defends handling of economy but declines to rule out tax hikes - The Prime Minister said Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ ...

California, meanwhile, would add a tax of 1.5% on the wealth of people worth more than $1 billion, while people with assets of more than $50 million would face a 1% tax on their wealth.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been urged by a group of economists including Thomas Piketty to implement a wealth tax they ...

Is a wealth tax constitutional? If a wealth tax were to become law, it probably would be challenged in court. The likely case comes from Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution.

‘Wealth tax’ (just like ‘working people’) is a politically loaded term that is difficult to pin down. The UK already has a lot of wealth - related taxes. Inheritance tax hits transfers of wealth, ...