HMRC closing a phone helpline for six months per year has drawn criticism from tax experts, including that self assessment returns might become less accurate.
Repealing reforms to off-payroll working rules could lead to a return of “widespread non-compliance and significant loss of tax revenues”, compliance experts have said.
Conservative leadership candidates have spent much of the past two weeks talking about their ideas of tax cuts, but a senior International Monetary Fund official has warned it could be economically...
Savings made by private sector firms and employees during lockdown could help pay for tax rises to cover the repayment of government Covid-19 debt, according to the National Institute of Economic and...
Former chancellor Sajid Javid has urged the government to review the current tax system to help reinvigorate the economy in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, including cutting employers’ National...
Companies benefiting from big UK government contracts operating in tax havens, public sector consulting bill tops £1.4bn and young and women suffer the most from unemployment in...
Mediterranean migration down 31%, developing countries burdened by $7.8trn debt and France’s sweeping tax cut plans - all in Numbers Game from the November 2019 edition of...
Money that could help hard up charities is going to HMRC because people are failing to reduce the tax burden on the beneficiaries of their will, argues Dan Garrett, chief executive of Farewill.
Public concerns over the environment have risen sharply over the last year, with four fifths of the population backing new government action to combat climate change.
The government is facing calls to halt its ‘loan charge’ policy introduced to reclaim about £3.2bn of avoided tax, after it was linked to seven suicides.
Scottish ministers have asked the Treasury to review the Scottish Government’s borrowing limits “as a matter of urgency” in the light of growing concerns over the volatility of tax receipts north of...
A greater proportion of government revenue should be raised through taxes on activities that can have a socially harmful effect, says Bright Blue’s Patrick Hall.
The Scottish Government’s borrowing powers are likely to come under increasing pressure due to the volatility inherent in the fiscal framework, MSPs have heard.
Edinburgh City Council’s plans for Britain’s first visitor levy have divided local opinion and are creating tensions in the wider tourism industry. Peter Hetherington examines the pros and cons of...
Challenges around housing, transport, skills and environment could be improved if cities were given more powers and funding, according to London’s mayor.
