Following Labour’s landslide general election victory, Sir Keir Starmer has appointed a new set of Treasury ministers, led by the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves. The Labour Treasury team have signalled they intend to move swiftly to advance their policy agenda; however, they are largely new to working with the machinery of Whitehall. They also face a host of challenging tax issues, from finding new sources of revenue to modernising administration. 

In the Tax Journal, David Gauke and Bezhan Salehy share their insider perspectives on the practical and policy challenges the Labour Treasury team will be facing, and what might come next.

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