Business rates avoidance in England costs councils an estimated £250m each year as firms exploit loopholes to get out of payments, the Local Government Association has found.
To achieve “sorely needed” reform of the tax system, the chancellor must set out a clear vision, seek expert advice and not rush through his plans, the Institute for Government has said.
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...
Trade in counterfeit goods cost the government at least £3.8bn in tax revenue in one year, although the real number is likely to be “much higher”, the OECD has found.
The Scottish Government faces two more years of budgetary strain despite the rhetoric over the end of austerity across the UK, according to an economic research unit.
Council tax revenue will lag far behind the cost of providing key services, such as adult social care, even if the tax increased by 4% a year until 2024-25, according to the Institute for Fiscal...
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.
Kerry Lorimer meets Gail Macgregor, resources spokesperson for the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, who has proved to be a doughty champion for local democracy and fiscal empowerment.
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...
The prime minister’s plans to cut revenue received from National Insurance contributions and higher income tax would cost billions a year, a think-tank has said.
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.
