Is there anything they won’t tax?

Death and taxes. The two things that we all know are guaranteed in life; and there seems to be a growing feeling that there is not much that governments would not slap a tax on.

The Chancellor has set the date for her next budget - 26th November - almost as late as she possibly could. Undoubtedly Rachel Reeves has plenty of challenges ahead, many of her own creation, and she will need every day between now and then to try to balance the books. 

The headline debate is always of course about how much tax we pay. I would certainly be in the “we pay too much camp”. As a Conservative I believe in a strong, effective, but small state. Recognising that individuals, families, businesses and communities have the ability to get on with doing most of the things that we want in society. That the solution to every problem is not necessarily more government.