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20 Jul 21
The government’s reported proposal to increase national insurance rates to pay for the long-awaited social care reform has been labelled “regressive” and a “rubbish idea” by experts.
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7 Jul 21
Local authority net zero objectives are being hampered by a lack of funding, relevant skills and supportive government framework, delegates to the opening session of Public Finance Live 2021 heard...
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9 Jun 21
The changes to global taxation agreed by G7 finance ministers could see the UK’s receipts from digital firms reduce by more than £230m, according to tax experts.
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4 Jun 21
Ahead of next week's G7 summit, Alex Dunnagan, researcher at Taxwatch, outlines the potential prize from an agreement on a minimum corporation tax rate.
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1 Jun 21
Tom Kiernan, associate at law firm Dentons, says a landmark Supreme Court appeal on alleged business rates avoidance is good news for local authorities.
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26 May 21
The Scottish National Party has proposed scrapping business rates, council tax and property transaction duties in favour of a land value tax, to give local government greater control over its...
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5 May 21
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has distanced himself from a post Covid-19 tax raid on higher earners, as he insisted the UK tax system is already “very progressive”.
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1 Mar 21
Chancellor Rishi Sunak should not increase taxes in this week’s Budget, as they could undermine the Covid-19 recovery, the Treasury Select Committee has warned.
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16 Feb 21
The UK government might have to raise up to £60bn in taxes to offset Covid-19 expenses, though tax changes should be avoided in next month’s Budget, an economist has warned.
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1 Feb 21
The loss of teaching resulting from Covid-19 school closures could see a £100bn long-term hit to taxation on reduced lifetime earnings for affected children, according to the Institute for Fiscal...
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27 Jan 21
Aligning tax rates between employees and the self-employed would reduce inequity while encouraging entrepreneurial risk-taking, says Stuart Adam, senior research economist at the Institute for Fiscal...
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17 Dec 20
The government is to reduce the New Homes Bonus to free up funding for local authority grants, it announced as part of the provisional local government finance settlement.
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10 Dec 20
The Treasury is considering plans to expand VAT for the ‘sharing economy’ to help ensure there is a level playing field for all businesses.
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3 Dec 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned that servicing the government’s record debt could become “problematic” if interest rates start to rise.
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12 Nov 20
The UK government has been urged to consider moving capital gains tax rates in line with income tax levels, which could raise an additional £14bn annually, according to the Office of Tax...
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20 Oct 20
Mid Ulster District Council has won a VAT case which could see councils in Northern Ireland receive up to £50m in rebates on admission charges to their leisure facilities.
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16 Oct 20
HMRC needs to make fundamental changes to how it collects tax, as compliance is expected to drop as a result of Covid-19, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
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5 Oct 20
Radical reform of the local property tax model in England is long overdue, but must be accompanied by a 21st-century approach on valuation
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21 Sep 20
HMRC recovered £7.9bn less from fraud and error in the first three months of this financial year than it did in the same period in 2019 – a drop of more than half.
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11 Sep 20
Imposing tax increases too early could “stifle” the UK’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, a report from the Treasury Select Committee has warned.
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3 Sep 20
Tax reforms should be implemented alongside the raising of tax rates to make eventual rises “less painful”, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has suggested.
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2 Sep 20
Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey has suggested the cutting of taxes could help stimulate the economy post-Covid-19.
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26 Aug 20
The government has an opportunity to use its proposed shake-up of business rates to incentivise energy efficiency measures in commercial property, says Kevin Muldoon-Smith.
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5 Aug 20
A reported proposal to raise business rates for the most valuable properties has the potential to be hugely unfair, Savills has warned.
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17 Jul 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned of “tough choices” that will have to be made on tax policy during a grilling by MPs.
20 Jul 21The government’s reported proposal to increase national insurance rates to pay for the long-awaited social care reform has been labelled “regressive” and a “rubbish idea” by experts.
7 Jul 21Local authority net zero objectives are being hampered by a lack of funding, relevant skills and supportive government framework, delegates to the opening session of Public Finance Live 2021 heard...
9 Jun 21The changes to global taxation agreed by G7 finance ministers could see the UK’s receipts from digital firms reduce by more than £230m, according to tax experts.
4 Jun 21Ahead of next week's G7 summit, Alex Dunnagan, researcher at Taxwatch, outlines the potential prize from an agreement on a minimum corporation tax rate.
1 Jun 21Tom Kiernan, associate at law firm Dentons, says a landmark Supreme Court appeal on alleged business rates avoidance is good news for local authorities.
26 May 21The Scottish National Party has proposed scrapping business rates, council tax and property transaction duties in favour of a land value tax, to give local government greater control over its...
5 May 21Chancellor Rishi Sunak has distanced himself from a post Covid-19 tax raid on higher earners, as he insisted the UK tax system is already “very progressive”.
1 Mar 21Chancellor Rishi Sunak should not increase taxes in this week’s Budget, as they could undermine the Covid-19 recovery, the Treasury Select Committee has warned.
16 Feb 21The UK government might have to raise up to £60bn in taxes to offset Covid-19 expenses, though tax changes should be avoided in next month’s Budget, an economist has warned.
1 Feb 21The loss of teaching resulting from Covid-19 school closures could see a £100bn long-term hit to taxation on reduced lifetime earnings for affected children, according to the Institute for Fiscal...
27 Jan 21Aligning tax rates between employees and the self-employed would reduce inequity while encouraging entrepreneurial risk-taking, says Stuart Adam, senior research economist at the Institute for Fiscal...
17 Dec 20The government is to reduce the New Homes Bonus to free up funding for local authority grants, it announced as part of the provisional local government finance settlement.
10 Dec 20The Treasury is considering plans to expand VAT for the ‘sharing economy’ to help ensure there is a level playing field for all businesses.
12 Nov 20The UK government has been urged to consider moving capital gains tax rates in line with income tax levels, which could raise an additional £14bn annually, according to the Office of Tax...
20 Oct 20Mid Ulster District Council has won a VAT case which could see councils in Northern Ireland receive up to £50m in rebates on admission charges to their leisure facilities.
16 Oct 20HMRC needs to make fundamental changes to how it collects tax, as compliance is expected to drop as a result of Covid-19, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
5 Oct 20Radical reform of the local property tax model in England is long overdue, but must be accompanied by a 21st-century approach on valuation
21 Sep 20HMRC recovered £7.9bn less from fraud and error in the first three months of this financial year than it did in the same period in 2019 – a drop of more than half.
2 Sep 20Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey has suggested the cutting of taxes could help stimulate the economy post-Covid-19.
26 Aug 20The government has an opportunity to use its proposed shake-up of business rates to incentivise energy efficiency measures in commercial property, says Kevin Muldoon-Smith.
5 Aug 20A reported proposal to raise business rates for the most valuable properties has the potential to be hugely unfair, Savills has warned.
