Reeves: Welfare cannot be left ‘untouched’ in Budget

Rachel Reeves considers major change to Motability scheme to save £1billion - The Mirror

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is looking at scrapping tax breaks, which allows cars leased under the Motability scheme to be exempt from VAT or insurance premium tax

Reeves: Welfare cannot be left ‘untouched’ in Budget

An attempt to push through cuts to benefits earlier this year led to an embarrassing last-minute U-turn for the Government.

Reeves plots £1bn cut to Motability scheme for disability benefit claimants cars

The scheme provides cars and tax breaks to more than 800,000 users

Rachel Reeves considers cutting £1bn tax break for Motability scheme in Budget - 'Takes away our freedom'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves could consider making major changes to the popular Motability scheme in the upcoming Autumn Budget, which could impact how disabled people access vehicles.Reports suggest that the Chancellor is monitoring reforms to the Motability scheme to save around £1billion a year.It comes as Rachel Reeves looks to plug a £50billion financial black hole, with the Labour MP already suggesting that tax rises could be introduced.The Ti…

Rachel Reeves’ budget must reduce inequalities and increase spending capacity of the masses

Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. On 26 November, the UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves will present her and Labour government’s second budget to chart the future economic course. The budget will be presented against the background of a bleak inheritance from the 2010-2024 Conservative governm…

Is Rachel Reeves Aiming To Reduce Disability Benefits Including Motability

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has publicly mentioned changing disability or health-related benefits especially in recent months. Rachel Reeves has made multiple public comments or been quoted in the media at least four distinct times recently regarding changes to benefits for people with disabilities, long-term sickness or health-related support.