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29 Jul 20
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...
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23 Jun 20
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...
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12 Dec 19
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...
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20 Nov 19
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...
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31 Oct 19
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.
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24 Oct 19
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.
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17 Oct 19
Pension tax relief will cost the government nearly £40bn in 2019-20 - up more than £2bn on last year, HMRC figures have shown.
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4 Oct 19
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.
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3 Oct 19
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...
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25 Sep 19
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.
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18 Sep 19
GDP in Scotland fell by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year, just above the rate for the UK as a whole, according to the latest data.
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12 Sep 19
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.
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4 Sep 19
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...
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30 Aug 19
Challenges around housing, transport, skills and environment could be improved if cities were given more powers and funding, according to London’s mayor.
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16 Aug 19
A tourist tax in the Scottish Highlands could raise up to £10m a year, the local council has said.
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2 Aug 19
The UK will create up to 10 ‘free ports’ after Brexit in an attempt to boost ‘left behind areas’ of the country, the government has announced.
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22 Jul 19
Rather than cut tax, the UK would do better to remove some or all of the zero and reduced rates, says the IFS’s Helen Miller
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22 Jul 19
Global tax avoidance, Italy’s deteriorating public finances and New Zealand’s ‘landmark well-being budget’ - all in the Numbers Game from the July-August 2019 edition of Public Finance...
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4 Jul 19
Pivotal choices loom on local government funding but if we don’t address what we expect from our councils we risk a system that fails to meet needs, says the IFS’ David Phillips.
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24 Jun 19
The government has swiftly brought in measures to stop a renewable energy sector VAT fraud - one of a range of scams costing EU states an estimated €50bn each year.
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10 Jun 19
Local authorities have warned of a “new wave” of council tax scams offering bogus refunds or threatening fines.
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31 May 19
The Scottish Government is facing a budgetary shortfall of £1bn over the next three years in the wake of updated forecasts, which more accurately reflect income tax receipts north and south of the...
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30 May 19
Tax havens luring companies engaged in cross-border trade with rock-bottom rates are destroying the century-old global corporate tax system, says an international network.
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28 May 19
The government has produced a first-of-its-kind practical guide to help prevent households from overpaying council tax.
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28 May 19
Local government will increasingly struggle to fund services as demand for social care rises, warns a think-tank.
29 Jul 20Savings 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...
23 Jun 20Former 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...
12 Dec 19Companies 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...
20 Nov 19Mediterranean 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...
31 Oct 19Money 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.
24 Oct 19Public 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.
17 Oct 19Pension tax relief will cost the government nearly £40bn in 2019-20 - up more than £2bn on last year, HMRC figures have shown.
4 Oct 19The 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.
3 Oct 19Scottish 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...
25 Sep 19A 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.
12 Sep 19The Scottish Government’s borrowing powers are likely to come under increasing pressure due to the volatility inherent in the fiscal framework, MSPs have heard.
4 Sep 19Edinburgh 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...
30 Aug 19Challenges around housing, transport, skills and environment could be improved if cities were given more powers and funding, according to London’s mayor.
16 Aug 19A tourist tax in the Scottish Highlands could raise up to £10m a year, the local council has said.
2 Aug 19The UK will create up to 10 ‘free ports’ after Brexit in an attempt to boost ‘left behind areas’ of the country, the government has announced.
22 Jul 19Global tax avoidance, Italy’s deteriorating public finances and New Zealand’s ‘landmark well-being budget’ - all in the Numbers Game from the July-August 2019 edition of Public Finance...
4 Jul 19Pivotal choices loom on local government funding but if we don’t address what we expect from our councils we risk a system that fails to meet needs, says the IFS’ David Phillips.
24 Jun 19The government has swiftly brought in measures to stop a renewable energy sector VAT fraud - one of a range of scams costing EU states an estimated €50bn each year.
10 Jun 19Local authorities have warned of a “new wave” of council tax scams offering bogus refunds or threatening fines.
28 May 19The government has produced a first-of-its-kind practical guide to help prevent households from overpaying council tax.
28 May 19Local government will increasingly struggle to fund services as demand for social care rises, warns a think-tank.
