Fewer than five criminal cases were brought against those who aid tax dodgers in 2023-24, down from 16 in 2018-19Prosecutions of the enablers of tax evasion have plummeted by at least 75% in the past five years, with fewer than...
Read MoreRising costs and global uncertainty may force chancellor to turn to pensioners and wealthier taxpayersMinisters may have to target pensioners and wealthier taxpayers at the autumn budget, as senior government figures voiced...
Read MoreInstitute for Fiscal Studies also warns Reeves over her focus on sticking with fiscal rules regardless of real world eventsIn an interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, said she would not...
Read MoreInstitute for Fiscal Studies also warns Reeves over her focus on sticking with fiscal rules regardless of real world eventsIn an interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, said she would not...
Read MoreOBR says average income of 3.2 million families affected by benefits cuts will drop by £1,720 a year in real termsThe chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has delivered her spring statement, and the Office for Budget Responsibility...
Read MoreThe chancellor boosted defence spending while piling on further welfare cuts – all set against gloomy growth forecasts Continue...
Read MoreGreg Smith says parties on the right will ‘have to play nice’ if there is a chance of Labour winning the next electionNigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, has defended politicians who get involved in entertainment...
Read MoreHighest possible rise for third year running comes as cash-strapped authorities try to repair finances and, for some, avoid bankruptcyMost households in England will be charged the maximum increase in council tax for the third...
Read MoreFour times more buy-to-let firms than fast-food shops now registered at Companies House as landlords switch set-up to cut tax paymentsBuy-to-let businesses have become the largest single type of business in the UK – with...
Read MoreMost say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policyPredictions that adding VAT to private school fees would set off a wave of parents moving children to the state...
Read MoreLevies on tourists and cruise ships considered by some local authorities in attempt to plug funding gapsCouncil tax costs in Scotland will hit record levels next month after local authorities agreed to raise rates by up to 15%,...
Read MoreResolution Foundation report says failure to reform has ‘slowly recreated the issues that undid the poll tax’Britain’s poorest households are paying an increasing share of their income on council tax, according...
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Andrew Griffith, shadow business secretary, says prime minister needs
Downing Street says it ‘reserves right’ to respond to
It’s shaping up to be another tricky week for
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to
The Dollar Index edged lower during the week ended
UK PM hosting international summit on illegal migration and
Elzbieta Olszewska refused time to complete paper application but
Far-right leader found guilty of embezzlement of European funds
French far right leader and eight National Rally MEPs
UK PM hosting international summit in London in attempt