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4 Feb 16
Pension relief, paid at the marginal rate, disproportionately benefits high earners. A flat rate could release cash for arguably more deserving causes
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2 Feb 16
A colonial-era tax treaty between Malawi and the UK is costing the African country significant amounts of lost tax revenue and must be reformed, the charity ActionAid said today.
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28 Jan 16
Haringey Council leader Claire Kober sits at the sharp end of government plans to reinvent local authority finance, where a willingness to take on more risk is becoming a necessity
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25 Jan 16
The Public Accounts Committee is to give both Revenue & Customs and Google a grilling after criticisms that the firm’s deal to pay £130m in back taxes still short changes the UK.
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13 Jan 16
MPs have called on water industry regulator Ofwat to improve its understanding of the taxes paid by companies in the sector after concluding that over-estimation of costs had led to higher bills for...
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5 Jan 16
The remit of the Scottish Fiscal Commission should be expanded to include independent forecasts of devolved tax revenues and examinations of the Scottish Government’s performance against its...
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17 Dec 15
Revenue & Customs loses an estimated £16bn each year due to tax evasion and fraud through the hidden economy and criminal attacks, according to a National Audit Office report today.
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16 Dec 15
Scottish finance secretary John Swinney has shunned his first opportunity to set a different income tax for Scotland from that of the rest of the UK, but made clear his intention to do so if and when...
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15 Dec 15
Stamp duty should be devolved to local authorities alongside business rates to both increase growth incentives and ensure councils have adequate resources to take on more responsibilities, the Centre...
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7 Dec 15
Councils in England made a surplus of £693m from parking charges and fines in 2014/15, an analysis by the RAC Foundation has found.
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4 Dec 15
Labour has said that cuts to benefit entitlements being introduced through Universal Credit mean controversial tax credit reductions have been “rebranded” by the government rather than reversed.
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30 Nov 15
A tax on sugary drinks and tougher planning powers for councils to limit the proliferation of fast-food outlets are needed to curb the growing childhood obesity problem, according to MPs.
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26 Nov 15
Implementing the Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT) will cost up to £35m and 2.6 million people will be liable to pay it, the National Audit Office has revealed.
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25 Nov 15
The Office for Budget Responsibility increased its forecast for government borrowing this year due to the reclassification of housing associations as part of the public sector, but has predicted a...
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25 Nov 15
It’s not yet clear if changes to council tax and business rates can come on stream quickly enough to pay for vital public services
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25 Nov 15
Councils will be allowed to increase council tax by up to 2% in order to fund adult social care, chancellor George Osborne announced in his Spending Review today.
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18 Nov 15
After a year of walkouts and discord, Stormont may soon be back in business with altered rules and adjusted budgets
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17 Nov 15
Institute for Fiscal Studies director Paul Johnson talks to Public Finance about tax credits, troublesome peers and the chancellor’s tough choices
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16 Nov 15
A cross-party group of MPs and peers has called on the public to submit their contributions and ideas on how to make the tax system fairer and more transparent.
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5 Nov 15
The chancellor’s decision to fully localise business rates signals a shift to a mode of civic entrepreneurialism that will leave local authorities fending for themselves and at the mercy of...
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4 Nov 15
The Public Accounts Committee has slammed HM Revenue & Customs for significant ongoing failures and even deteriorations in its performance over the past year, which it said was putting a dent in...
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27 Oct 15
Chancellor George Osborne has said the Treasury will look at ways of compensating people who are set to lose out through tax credit changes after the House of Lords yesterday voted to stall the...
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22 Oct 15
Latest figures from Revenue & Customs have found the tax gap in the UK stood at £34bn in 2013/14, around 6.4% of all revenue due.
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1 Oct 15
Facts and figures from the October 2015 edition of Public Finance, including tax avoidance, the public estate, hiring and firing rates, dissatisfaction with the EU and life peerages
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30 Sep 15
David Halpern says the Behavioural Insight Team has encouraged Whitehall to be more experimental
4 Feb 16Pension relief, paid at the marginal rate, disproportionately benefits high earners. A flat rate could release cash for arguably more deserving causes
2 Feb 16A colonial-era tax treaty between Malawi and the UK is costing the African country significant amounts of lost tax revenue and must be reformed, the charity ActionAid said today.
28 Jan 16Haringey Council leader Claire Kober sits at the sharp end of government plans to reinvent local authority finance, where a willingness to take on more risk is becoming a necessity
25 Jan 16The Public Accounts Committee is to give both Revenue & Customs and Google a grilling after criticisms that the firm’s deal to pay £130m in back taxes still short changes the UK.
13 Jan 16MPs have called on water industry regulator Ofwat to improve its understanding of the taxes paid by companies in the sector after concluding that over-estimation of costs had led to higher bills for...
5 Jan 16The remit of the Scottish Fiscal Commission should be expanded to include independent forecasts of devolved tax revenues and examinations of the Scottish Government’s performance against its...
16 Dec 15Scottish finance secretary John Swinney has shunned his first opportunity to set a different income tax for Scotland from that of the rest of the UK, but made clear his intention to do so if and when...
15 Dec 15Stamp duty should be devolved to local authorities alongside business rates to both increase growth incentives and ensure councils have adequate resources to take on more responsibilities, the Centre...
7 Dec 15Councils in England made a surplus of £693m from parking charges and fines in 2014/15, an analysis by the RAC Foundation has found.
4 Dec 15Labour has said that cuts to benefit entitlements being introduced through Universal Credit mean controversial tax credit reductions have been “rebranded” by the government rather than reversed.
30 Nov 15A tax on sugary drinks and tougher planning powers for councils to limit the proliferation of fast-food outlets are needed to curb the growing childhood obesity problem, according to MPs.
26 Nov 15Implementing the Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT) will cost up to £35m and 2.6 million people will be liable to pay it, the National Audit Office has revealed.
25 Nov 15The Office for Budget Responsibility increased its forecast for government borrowing this year due to the reclassification of housing associations as part of the public sector, but has predicted a...
25 Nov 15It’s not yet clear if changes to council tax and business rates can come on stream quickly enough to pay for vital public services
25 Nov 15Councils will be allowed to increase council tax by up to 2% in order to fund adult social care, chancellor George Osborne announced in his Spending Review today.
18 Nov 15After a year of walkouts and discord, Stormont may soon be back in business with altered rules and adjusted budgets
17 Nov 15Institute for Fiscal Studies director Paul Johnson talks to Public Finance about tax credits, troublesome peers and the chancellor’s tough choices
16 Nov 15A cross-party group of MPs and peers has called on the public to submit their contributions and ideas on how to make the tax system fairer and more transparent.
5 Nov 15The chancellor’s decision to fully localise business rates signals a shift to a mode of civic entrepreneurialism that will leave local authorities fending for themselves and at the mercy of...
1 Oct 15Facts and figures from the October 2015 edition of Public Finance, including tax avoidance, the public estate, hiring and firing rates, dissatisfaction with the EU and life peerages
30 Sep 15David Halpern says the Behavioural Insight Team has encouraged Whitehall to be more experimental
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