Much rests on Labour’s second budget, possibly including the jobs of the Chancellor and the Prime Minister. Will it help shore up flagging ...

The Herald reported that stocks rose and the pound climbed as rumours swirled prior to Rachel Reeves ’ Budget (“Stocks rise and pound climbs as rumours swirl ahead of today’s Budget”, The Herald, ...

“The SNP invented fiscal drag,” quipped one Labour MSP, referring to the process by which taxpayers are dragged into higher tax bands. Anyone earning more than £30,318 pays more income tax in Scotland ...

Australia is poised to overhaul its environment laws after the Greens agreed to back the centre-left Labor government's ...

The chancellor says she is "asking ordinary people to pay a little bit more" as she extends the freeze on income tax bands.

Mr Swinney became the first head of government to meet President Catherine Connolly, after which he pledged to “champion” the ...

Under them both, Scotland is stuck in a doom loop of low growth and ever rising taxes. Instead of two high-tax, left-wing ...

Scotland's First Minister said he has "enormous respect" for Ireland and the "journey that Ireland has taken in the use of its independence".

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced her tax and spending plans, many of which will apply directly in Scotland.