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27 Sep 19
The prime minister’s plans to cut revenue received from National Insurance contributions and higher income tax would cost billions a year, a think-tank has said.
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6 Sep 19
Bringing capital gains tax in line with income tax could raise £90bn over five years, a think-tank has estimated.
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22 Aug 19
Scotland’s net fiscal balance has improved slightly on last year, with an increase in revenues outstripping a rise in public sector expenditure, according to the latest figures.
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5 Apr 19
New powers enabling the Welsh Government to set the rates of income tax payable by people in the region have come into effect.
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21 Mar 19
Councils could benefit from £19.3bn extra a year if they were able to collect a local income tax, economists have estimated.
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3 Dec 18
The Scottish Government’s draft budget this month will reveal not only the impact of an improving economic outlook on public finances but the extent of Holyrood’s determination to plough a...
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6 Sep 18
Scottish income tax yielded £0.5bn less than predicted in its first year under Holyrood control due to a smaller than anticipated pool of high earners, according to new analysis.
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4 Jun 18
Scotland faces a £1.7bn reduction in income tax revenues over the next five years against the backdrop of a “subdued” outlook for its economy.
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23 Aug 17
Raising the top rate of income tax to 50% could raise up to £2bn more for the Treasury but could also cost more than double that depending on how high earners react, according to Institute for...
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4 Aug 17
Accountancy and law firms contribute some £15.5bn in tax to the Treasury.
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6 Mar 17
A real-time online system will collect tax return information automatically and manage irregular incomes better. Could it also make a local income tax viable?
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27 Jan 17
The government has been accused of appearing soft on the super-rich by employing dedicated personal advisors to help high net worth individuals manage their tax affairs, the public accounts committee...
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9 Sep 16
A root-and-branch review of the Scottish Parliament’s budgetary process is to be undertaken in order to reflect Holyrood’s increasing fiscal powers and its changing relationship with Westminster.
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7 Jun 16
A refreshed Wales Bill will transform the Welsh Assembly into a “strong and mature” devolved Parliament, Welsh secretary Alun Cairns has said.
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22 Mar 16
George Osborne’s decision to raise the threshold for the higher 40p rate of income tax will not be followed in Scotland if the Scottish National Party wins May’s Holyrood election, first...
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4 Feb 16
Pension relief, paid at the marginal rate, disproportionately benefits high earners. A flat rate could release cash for arguably more deserving causes
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5 Jan 16
The remit of the Scottish Fiscal Commission should be expanded to include independent forecasts of devolved tax revenues and examinations of the Scottish Government’s performance against its...
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26 Nov 15
Implementing the Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT) will cost up to £35m and 2.6 million people will be liable to pay it, the National Audit Office has revealed.
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30 Sep 15
David Halpern says the Behavioural Insight Team has encouraged Whitehall to be more experimental
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14 Aug 15
The poorest 10% of households pay the highest proportion of their gross income in taxes of any income group, according to an analysis by the Taxpayers’ Alliance.
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27 Apr 15
A Conservative government would legislate to ensure that people earning the National Minimum Wage are permanently removed from paying income tax, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
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24 Apr 15
David Cameron has today pledged to create an English rate of income tax in response to plans to devolve control of the tax to the Scottish Parliament.
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22 Jan 15
Low-income families with children and the very well off are the two groups that have lost the most from the coalition government’s changes to tax and benefits for working-age people, the Institute...
27 Sep 19The prime minister’s plans to cut revenue received from National Insurance contributions and higher income tax would cost billions a year, a think-tank has said.
6 Sep 19Bringing capital gains tax in line with income tax could raise £90bn over five years, a think-tank has estimated.
22 Aug 19Scotland’s net fiscal balance has improved slightly on last year, with an increase in revenues outstripping a rise in public sector expenditure, according to the latest figures.
5 Apr 19New powers enabling the Welsh Government to set the rates of income tax payable by people in the region have come into effect.
21 Mar 19Councils could benefit from £19.3bn extra a year if they were able to collect a local income tax, economists have estimated.
3 Dec 18The Scottish Government’s draft budget this month will reveal not only the impact of an improving economic outlook on public finances but the extent of Holyrood’s determination to plough a...
23 Aug 17Raising the top rate of income tax to 50% could raise up to £2bn more for the Treasury but could also cost more than double that depending on how high earners react, according to Institute for...
6 Mar 17A real-time online system will collect tax return information automatically and manage irregular incomes better. Could it also make a local income tax viable?
27 Jan 17The government has been accused of appearing soft on the super-rich by employing dedicated personal advisors to help high net worth individuals manage their tax affairs, the public accounts committee...
9 Sep 16A root-and-branch review of the Scottish Parliament’s budgetary process is to be undertaken in order to reflect Holyrood’s increasing fiscal powers and its changing relationship with Westminster.
7 Jun 16A refreshed Wales Bill will transform the Welsh Assembly into a “strong and mature” devolved Parliament, Welsh secretary Alun Cairns has said.
22 Mar 16George Osborne’s decision to raise the threshold for the higher 40p rate of income tax will not be followed in Scotland if the Scottish National Party wins May’s Holyrood election, first...
30 Sep 15David Halpern says the Behavioural Insight Team has encouraged Whitehall to be more experimental
14 Aug 15The poorest 10% of households pay the highest proportion of their gross income in taxes of any income group, according to an analysis by the Taxpayers’ Alliance.
27 Apr 15A Conservative government would legislate to ensure that people earning the National Minimum Wage are permanently removed from paying income tax, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
24 Apr 15David Cameron has today pledged to create an English rate of income tax in response to plans to devolve control of the tax to the Scottish Parliament.
22 Jan 15Low-income families with children and the very well off are the two groups that have lost the most from the coalition government’s changes to tax and benefits for working-age people, the Institute...
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