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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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13 Oct 20
The UK will need £40bn in tax rises in five years’ time to prevent debt from ‘spiralling upwards’, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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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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25 Sep 20
How much money could local government raise from government plans to radically shake-up the process of negotiating developer contributions?
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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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8 Sep 20
As director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Paul Johnson has overseen a period of ‘extraordinary’ lockdown output from his organisation, charting Covid-19’s economic impact.
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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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24 Aug 20
The UK Treasury has denied reports that it is to drop the recently-implemented digital services tax amid fears it could jeopardise a post-Brexit trade deal.
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20 Aug 20
Business rate income for local authorities halved in the first quarter, while council tax income stayed steady, according to the first official figures on the impact of Covid-19 on council income.
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13 Aug 20
Trade bodies representing the renewables industry has written to chancellor Rishi Sunak requesting a package of tax measures to help the sector.
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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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31 Jul 20
Inheritance Tax receipts dropped for the first time in over a decade following the implementation of a tax break in 2017.
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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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27 Jul 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering implementing an online sales tax as the government seeks alternatives to business rates, according to reports.
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23 Jul 20
Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has hinted that the government could introduce council tax and business rate reimbursement schemes to help local authorities deal with the financial...
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22 Jul 20
The government is asking for views on the potential of a capital values tax or online services tax to replace business rates in its comprehensive review of the tax.
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20 Jul 20
The government has been criticised for its lack of understanding of the effectiveness of tax reliefs, as after a report from the Public Accounts Committee said it knew "too little" about the schemes...
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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.
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15 Jul 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has ordered a review of Capital Gains Tax to simplify the system, prompting speculation that a rise in the rate could help bolster the public finances.
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8 Jul 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced government plans to help safeguard workers’ jobs, as part of a £30bn package announced today.
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26 Jun 20
A temporary VAT cut could help stimulate the economy, but only if timed correctly, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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.
13 Oct 20The UK will need £40bn in tax rises in five years’ time to prevent debt from ‘spiralling upwards’, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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
25 Sep 20How much money could local government raise from government plans to radically shake-up the process of negotiating developer contributions?
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.
8 Sep 20As director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Paul Johnson has overseen a period of ‘extraordinary’ lockdown output from his organisation, charting Covid-19’s economic impact.
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.
24 Aug 20The UK Treasury has denied reports that it is to drop the recently-implemented digital services tax amid fears it could jeopardise a post-Brexit trade deal.
20 Aug 20Business rate income for local authorities halved in the first quarter, while council tax income stayed steady, according to the first official figures on the impact of Covid-19 on council income.
13 Aug 20Trade bodies representing the renewables industry has written to chancellor Rishi Sunak requesting a package of tax measures to help the sector.
5 Aug 20A reported proposal to raise business rates for the most valuable properties has the potential to be hugely unfair, Savills has warned.
31 Jul 20Inheritance Tax receipts dropped for the first time in over a decade following the implementation of a tax break in 2017.
23 Jul 20Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has hinted that the government could introduce council tax and business rate reimbursement schemes to help local authorities deal with the financial...
22 Jul 20The government is asking for views on the potential of a capital values tax or online services tax to replace business rates in its comprehensive review of the tax.
17 Jul 20Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned of “tough choices” that will have to be made on tax policy during a grilling by MPs.
15 Jul 20Chancellor Rishi Sunak has ordered a review of Capital Gains Tax to simplify the system, prompting speculation that a rise in the rate could help bolster the public finances.
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