The G7 package isn’t a ‘huge prize for UK taxpayers’, and Rishi Sunak should admit it. Big tech firms still won’t pay their fair shareGeorge Turner is director of TaxWatchAs revelations continue to emerge from the Pandora papers, it would be easy to fo…
The lesson of the fuel crisis? Hell hath no fury like a lorry driver scorned | Zoe Williams
Whether you consider the petrol blockades of 2000 or this year’s anger over shortages, it’s clear that farmers and hauliers are genius protestersI remember the last petrol crisis, in 2000, although when I say “remember” I mean I was there – I have very…
Hospitality and tourism bosses plead for VAT rate freeze at 12.5%
Coalition of UK industry bodies warns of ‘painful’ job losses if Treasury returns tax to pre-Covid levels in AprilHospitality and tourism bosses are pleading with the government to permanently lower the VAT rate on businesses in their sectors to help s…
Tax Loopholes and Revolving Doors (Occupy K Street)
How Accounting Giants Craft Favorable Tax Rules From Inside Government [ungated] – “Lawyers from top accounting firms do brief stints in the Treasury Department, with the expectation of big raises when they return.” also btw…
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Can I use my Australian property to increase the money available for a UK deposit?
I want to buy a flat or small house, have £55,000 in savings but the price of housing in Bristol is highQ I own properties in Australia. That in itself is complicated as they are owned jointly with my brother but once I can visit Australia after the pa…
National insurance hike to hit NHS and care staff with £900m tax bill
Exclusive: Tax rise will inflict ‘terrible’ financial toll on health and social care workers, analysis findsBoris Johnson’s national insurance hike to fund health and social care will hit NHS and care workers with a £900m tax bill, the Guardian can rev…
Labour plans to raise £500m by closing fund managers’ tax loophole
Exclusive: shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves tells how party would ‘start to end the unfairness’ in tax systemLabour has announced plans to raise almost £500m by closing a tax loophole enjoyed by a small number of private equity fund managers.The shadow …
Taxing the lower-paid could stop the economic recovery in its tracks
With a slew of bigger household bills approaching, Sunak is hampering growth and the green transition by being hawkishThere are plenty of nasty bills looming for the average British household that could persuade many to keep their savings firmly on dep…
Why is this clean hybrid car taxed at almost the same rate as a Ferrari?
A retired bishop faces a bigger tax bill after swapping his old diesel VW for an environmentally friendly vehicleA retired bishop who replaced a polluting diesel car with a much greener plug-in hybrid model has described the government’s environmental …
Treasury to decide how much of social care levy goes to NHS after 2025
In first three years, less than one pound in six will go to social care sector, then chancellor will allocateThe chancellor will decide what proportion of the £12bn annual proceeds from the health and social care levy will go to the NHS after 2025, leg…