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19 Jan 21
Jesse Norman, financial secretary to the Treasury, has warned against immediate tax rises in the upcoming budget which could “impede” economic growth.
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19 Jan 21
Spelthorne Borough Council’s controversial commercial investment strategy has allowed it to propose council tax freezes next year despite Covid-19 disruption, according to its finance chief.
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18 Jan 21
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering reversing historic corporation tax cuts in the March Budget and longer-term reforms to stamp duty and council tax, according to reports.
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14 Jan 21
A future Labour government would produce 20-year projections for the public finances, according to shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds.
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12 Jan 21
A reform of current taxes would be more efficient and raise more money than a new levy based on wealth, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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12 Jan 21
Labour leader Keir Starmer has called on the government to back local authorities and prevent council tax rises to ease pressure on families.
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6 Jan 21
Councillors at Lincolnshire County Council have rejected the option of using the 3% increase to the adult social care precept next year which was announced during the local government settlement.
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21 Dec 20
The Welsh Government has proposed a one percentage point increase in its residential land transaction tax, the successor to stamp duty land tax, to help “support housing priorities”.
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21 Dec 20
Core funding for councils in England is set to be 3% lower in real terms per head next year than in 2015-2016, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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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
Two experts give their views on whether local authorities should be worried about future of city centres following Covid-19.
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16 Nov 20
The government has launched a bidding process to create at least seven ‘freeports’ in England – promising host councils the ability to retain business rates growth for 25 years.
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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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6 Nov 20
The combined disruption of Covid-19 and Brexit may lead to a financial squeeze for HMRC next year, a report from the tax department said.
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30 Oct 20
Council tax support is expected to cost councils an additional £586m this year, 7% more than the £500m allocated through a dedicated fund announced in March, according to the LGA.
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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.
19 Jan 21Jesse Norman, financial secretary to the Treasury, has warned against immediate tax rises in the upcoming budget which could “impede” economic growth.
19 Jan 21Spelthorne Borough Council’s controversial commercial investment strategy has allowed it to propose council tax freezes next year despite Covid-19 disruption, according to its finance chief.
18 Jan 21Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering reversing historic corporation tax cuts in the March Budget and longer-term reforms to stamp duty and council tax, according to reports.
14 Jan 21A future Labour government would produce 20-year projections for the public finances, according to shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds.
12 Jan 21A reform of current taxes would be more efficient and raise more money than a new levy based on wealth, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
12 Jan 21Labour leader Keir Starmer has called on the government to back local authorities and prevent council tax rises to ease pressure on families.
6 Jan 21Councillors at Lincolnshire County Council have rejected the option of using the 3% increase to the adult social care precept next year which was announced during the local government settlement.
21 Dec 20The Welsh Government has proposed a one percentage point increase in its residential land transaction tax, the successor to stamp duty land tax, to help “support housing priorities”.
21 Dec 20Core funding for councils in England is set to be 3% lower in real terms per head next year than in 2015-2016, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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.
3 Dec 20Two experts give their views on whether local authorities should be worried about future of city centres following Covid-19.
16 Nov 20The government has launched a bidding process to create at least seven ‘freeports’ in England – promising host councils the ability to retain business rates growth for 25 years.
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...
6 Nov 20The combined disruption of Covid-19 and Brexit may lead to a financial squeeze for HMRC next year, a report from the tax department said.
30 Oct 20Council tax support is expected to cost councils an additional £586m this year, 7% more than the £500m allocated through a dedicated fund announced in March, according to the LGA.
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.
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.
28 Sep 21
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