Finance Minister Rachel Reeves is due to meet senior representatives of the banking sector in the coming days, where bankers expect a rise in taxes on lenders’ profits will be discussed, two of the sources said.
So far, neither Prime Minister Keir Starmer nor Reeves has said banks will be required to pay higher taxes, but Starmer’s recent reference to the burden falling on those with “broader shoulders” has fueled concerns a policy change might be imminent, three sources said.
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