Rachel Reeves

Historic Budget hikes taxes on businesses, private jets, and oil and gas firms, as Chancellor promises to invest to 'rebuild Britain'

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: October 2024 – Part Two

Chancellor tipped to boost clean energy infrastructure investment and formally instruct the Bank of England to prioritise climate action, as government signals it intends to strengthen UK net zero plans

Major new report from Cambridge and the LSE on how to catalyse green infrastructure investment comes amid reports Rachel Reeves could relax fiscal rules to unlock more clean energy spending

Reports suggest Rachel Reeves could increase fuel duty, as Tory MPs urge government not to cut budget for nature friendly farming schemes

Rachel Reeves to bring together financiers and infrastructure experts to tackle barriers to faster infrastructure development

New Economics Foundation claims wealth fund could issue bonds that leverage in private capital in support of green projects

Rachel Reeves said to be considering reforms that could free up £50bn for investment in strategically important infrastructure

Chancellor confirms new industrial strategy to be published next month, as she reiterates government's commitment to meeting clean energy targets

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to set out vision to boost growth across the UK economy, as she rules out a return to austerity