Andy Burnham Faces Pressure to Reverse Fuel Duty Freeze, Potentially Costing Households Up to £100 Thursday, July 2, 2026 fuel duty labour reeves burnham prices energy inflation fuelcut costofliving Fuel duty, frozen for over a decade, faces uncertainty under the prospective leadership of Andy Burnham as Prime Minister. The current Labour Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, pledged to keep the freeze intact until the end of this … Read More
Andy Burnham Promises State Pensioners £537 Boost If Elected Prime Minister Tuesday, June 23, 2026 burnham pensions tax statepension labour hmrctax triplelock reeves cps pensioners Andy Burnham has pledged that state pensioners could be £537 better off thanks to a proposed rule change by HMRC and a Labour government, should he become Prime Minister. This announcement follows an analysis by the Centre … Read More
Rachel Reeves Introduces £2,000 Pension Contribution Cap for Higher Earners Monday, June 22, 2026 pensions salarysacrifice tax retirement treasury reforms reeves policy hmrc savings Rachel Reeves, the Labour Party Chancellor, has announced a significant change affecting nearly three million workers with a new £2,000 cap on pension contributions made through salary sacrifice schemes. Set to come into … Read More
Rachel Reeves Reduces VED for HGV Drivers to £1, But No Refunds for Early Payments Thursday, June 18, 2026 ved hgv tax vehicle reeves bvrla transport chancellor economy fuel In a significant move to ease the financial burden on drivers and businesses, Rachel Reeves has announced a temporary reduction of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) to just £1. This 12-month … Read More
Rachel Reeves Confirms 5p Passenger Payment Rule for Work Lifts Amid Fuel Rate Changes Monday, June 1, 2026 reeves fuelrates hmrc amap carpool mileage tax inflation transport government Rachel Reeves has confirmed that the 5p per passenger per business mile payment for employees giving colleagues a lift to work will remain in place. The Labour government recently updated the Approved Mileage Allowance … Read More
Rachel Reeves Confirms Fuel Duty Cut Extended to Support Drivers Monday, June 1, 2026 fuel tax drivers labour hmrc duty petrol diesel reeves starmer HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has confirmed an extension of the temporary 5p per litre (ppl) fuel duty cut until January 2027, following a recent update by Labour Party Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The reduction, initially … Read More