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15 Mar 19
The assignation of VAT revenues to the Scottish Government could expose the Scottish budget to risk because of the difficulty in producing robust estimates, tax experts have warned.
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14 Mar 19
Welsh households will endure the sharpest rise in council tax for 15 years, CIPFA has found.
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28 Feb 19
A warning has been sounded over Scotland’s public finances as new figures show tax revenues will be undermined by sluggish wage growth north of the border.
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22 Feb 19
The Scottish budget has passed its final parliamentary hurdle as MSPs backed measures that will see the tax gap widen between Scotland and the rest of the UK.
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21 Feb 19
The public sector ran a £15bn surplus in January – the biggest on record for that month – as a result of strong taxes coming in, official figures have revealed.
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20 Feb 19
A proposal which will see increasing divergence in income tax rates between Scotland and the rest of the UK has been given the green light by the Scottish Parliament.
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25 Jan 19
Scotland’s finances are exposed to “substantial risk” because of the way its budget is determined, according to a parliamentary report.
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20 Dec 18
The Welsh Revenue Authority and Welsh Treasury are “working well” to implement plans that shift some tax and borrowing powers from the UK government to the country, the auditor general for Wales...
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5 Dec 18
The HMRC has been accused of causing taxpayers considerable distress as it prioritises the recovery of tax revenue over justice, according to a group of Lords.
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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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21 Nov 18
The Welsh Government has worked hard to protect frontline services from the effects of austerity but there is still more to do, the Welsh cabinet secretary for finance Mark Drakeford says.
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16 Nov 18
Tax-raising powers must be devolved to London boroughs to ease pressure on councils “already on the brink”, an umbrella group has urged.
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16 Nov 18
With nominations for the Government Counter Fraud Awards 2019 now open, CIPFA is highlighting three case studies on last year’s winners. The third is on Nick Branigan from HM Revenue &...
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15 Nov 18
National tax rises are needed to support adult social care, which is now at “breaking point”, the Local Government Association has said.
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8 Nov 18
Second homeowners who declare their properties as ‘holiday lets’ may be required to pay council tax following a government consultation.
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17 Oct 18
The Scottish Government has been warned against further raising the top rate of income tax, which would create greater divergence in the tax system north and south of the border.
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11 Oct 18
The UK government must be tougher on multinationals so they pay their “fair share” of tax and contribute to the public services their employees use, Margaret Hodge has told PF.
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10 Oct 18
An annual levy based on the up-to-date value of a property should replace council tax and stamp duty, a think-tank has urged.
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9 Oct 18
Nearly two-thirds of people in the UK would like to see public spending increased even if that means higher taxes, a survey has revealed.
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4 Oct 18
CIPFA and the Institute for Fiscal Studies recently hosted a round tabled debate on the questions and issues thrown up by the government’s fair funding review. Vivienne Russell reports.
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25 Sep 18
The government must make tax more popular to properly fund social care, a prominent academic has told the Labour conference.
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11 Sep 18
The debate over Scotland’s economic future has become increasingly febrile in the wake of the blueprint for independence published by the SNP’s Sustainable Growth Commission.
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3 Aug 18
Online retail giant Amazon’s UK tax bill reduced last year despite higher profits, which has been called “shameful and wrong” by a union head.
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3 Jul 18
Tax enforcement bodies from five countries across the world have joined forces to battle against international tax crime and money laundering.
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27 Jun 18
A sense of unfairness contributed to the Brexit outcome and this is reflected in the UK tax system, Ed Miliband has said.
15 Mar 19The assignation of VAT revenues to the Scottish Government could expose the Scottish budget to risk because of the difficulty in producing robust estimates, tax experts have warned.
14 Mar 19Welsh households will endure the sharpest rise in council tax for 15 years, CIPFA has found.
28 Feb 19A warning has been sounded over Scotland’s public finances as new figures show tax revenues will be undermined by sluggish wage growth north of the border.
22 Feb 19The Scottish budget has passed its final parliamentary hurdle as MSPs backed measures that will see the tax gap widen between Scotland and the rest of the UK.
21 Feb 19The public sector ran a £15bn surplus in January – the biggest on record for that month – as a result of strong taxes coming in, official figures have revealed.
20 Dec 18The Welsh Revenue Authority and Welsh Treasury are “working well” to implement plans that shift some tax and borrowing powers from the UK government to the country, the auditor general for Wales...
5 Dec 18The HMRC has been accused of causing taxpayers considerable distress as it prioritises the recovery of tax revenue over justice, according to a group of Lords.
16 Nov 18Tax-raising powers must be devolved to London boroughs to ease pressure on councils “already on the brink”, an umbrella group has urged.
15 Nov 18National tax rises are needed to support adult social care, which is now at “breaking point”, the Local Government Association has said.
8 Nov 18Second homeowners who declare their properties as ‘holiday lets’ may be required to pay council tax following a government consultation.
11 Oct 18The UK government must be tougher on multinationals so they pay their “fair share” of tax and contribute to the public services their employees use, Margaret Hodge has told PF.
10 Oct 18An annual levy based on the up-to-date value of a property should replace council tax and stamp duty, a think-tank has urged.
9 Oct 18Nearly two-thirds of people in the UK would like to see public spending increased even if that means higher taxes, a survey has revealed.
4 Oct 18CIPFA and the Institute for Fiscal Studies recently hosted a round tabled debate on the questions and issues thrown up by the government’s fair funding review. Vivienne Russell reports.
25 Sep 18The government must make tax more popular to properly fund social care, a prominent academic has told the Labour conference.
11 Sep 18The debate over Scotland’s economic future has become increasingly febrile in the wake of the blueprint for independence published by the SNP’s Sustainable Growth Commission.
27 Jun 18A sense of unfairness contributed to the Brexit outcome and this is reflected in the UK tax system, Ed Miliband has said.
