Will we see tax rises in the next budget?

Another hint that tax rises are coming in this autumn's budget has been given by a senior minister.

Speaking to Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander was asked if Sir Keir Starmer and the rest of the cabinet had discussed tax rises in the wake of the government's failed welfare reforms, which were shot down by their own MPs.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/heidi-alexander-says-fairness-will-be-governments-guiding-principle-when-it-comes-to-taxes-at-next-budget-13396075

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Post from Sky News on July 13, 2025

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