Rachel Reeves

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336 appearances 16 recordings 5 series first heard Sep 2024 last heard 25 Jun

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Bloomberg Talks · UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves Talks Rejecting Wealth Tax · 29 Sep 2025 podcast

Yes, but they have struggled to get a budget through.

And we successfully got the budget through last year and the spending review.

And many people said that wouldn't be possible because we had to make difficult decisions.

But I'm up for difficult decisions when they are in the national interest and I will continue to...

to take them.

We already tax wealth in Britain with capital gains tax, with inheritance tax.

The budget last year, as you know, we got rid of the non-domicile status in the tax system.

We put VAT on the school fees.

We increased taxes on private jets.

We already have taxes on wealthy people in Britain.

I don't think we need a standalone wealth tax.

And in fact, countries that do have that don't have those other taxes.

So I'm not even sure it would work.

I think we probably shouldn't go through every single possible... What's your message to the city?

I think that from both of my Mansion House speeches, the city know how much I value the contribution that they make, both through direct employment and investment, but also supporting the wider economy with an efficient allocation of capital.

And the regulatory reforms that I brought in at the Chancellor are all about promoting growth,

and job creation and businesses coming to Britain in financial services.

Well, the International Monetary Fund have said that there should be one fiscal event a year.

And I committed to that in the manifesto and have done since.

I think that their recommendation is a sensible one.

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