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24 Apr 15
David Cameron has today pledged to create an English rate of income tax in response to plans to devolve control of the tax to the Scottish Parliament.
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20 Apr 15
David Cameron has today pledged that a Conservative government elected next month would conduct an annual review of Scottish Government policies to ensure no area of the UK loses out as a result of...
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17 Apr 15
There are signs that inequality in the UK is beginning to rise again following tax and benefit changes introduced since 2010, an economic analysis has found.
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14 Apr 15
Dr Gerald Lyons, chief economic advisor to London Mayor Boris Johnson, and Michael Johnson, research fellow and pensions analyst at the Centre for Policy Studies, join the roster of speakers at the...
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13 Apr 15
Plans set out by David Cameron to cut inheritance tax on family homes will further complicate the tax system without any strong economic argument for the change, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has...
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10 Apr 15
It is uncertain whether the Labour party’s plan to abolish the non-domicile tax status for long-term residents in the UK will raise any additional revenue, an Institute for Fiscal Studies...
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8 Apr 15
Labour would abolish the non-domicile tax status that allows some UK residents to avoid paying tax on all of their income, Ed Miliband has announced.
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8 Apr 15
The Scottish government’s newly devolved fiscal powers expose it to a whole ‘new world’ of risk and responsibility, Scotland’s auditor general has warned ministers.
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1 Apr 15
Scotland’s first new national taxes since 1707 came into force today as the Scottish Government’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax, a replacement for UK Stamp Duty, and a new Landfill...
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30 Mar 15
People would rather the government introduce a higher rate council tax band on the most expensive homes than a mansion tax, a survey by the HomeOwners Alliance has found.
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27 Mar 15
The Public Accounts Committee has criticised the work of Revenue and Customs, warning that the tax collection agency continues to have ‘too cosy’ a relationship with accountancy firms and...
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25 Mar 15
Around £100 could be shaved off council tax bills by 2020 as local government becomes more innovative and entrepreneurial, the Localis think-tank has predicted.
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24 Mar 15
A majority of people would support an increase in council tax if the additional funding was used to make local services more responsive and tailored to individual needs, a poll has found.
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18 Mar 15
George Osborne’s statement included no details on tax rises or how to improve public sector efficiency, but the next government will likely need both to meet fiscal targets.
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18 Mar 15
The decision to let private operator Circle run Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust was an unsuccessful experiment that has left the taxpayer exposed, the Public Accounts Committee has concluded...
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16 Mar 15
A proportion of tobacco duties should be given to local authorities to fund the cost of cleaning up cigarettes and other litter, the House of Commons’ communities and local government committee...
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16 Mar 15
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has launched a review of the business rates system in England, which will consider how to use local retention of revenue to incentivise councils to...
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13 Mar 15
Council tax bills in Wales are set to rise by an average of 4% in 2015/16, costing the average Band D household £52, an analysis by CIPFA has found.
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12 Mar 15
The Barnett formula needs to be scrapped as part of moves to ensure an equitable and sustainable distribution of public funding across the UK, a CIPFA submission to the Northern Ireland Assembly has...
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12 Mar 15
Scotland’s continuing obsession with wresting powers from Westminster is in danger of hijacking the ‘more pressing’ need to devolve power down from Holyrood to local authority level...
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10 Mar 15
The government’s Universal Credit benefit reform is likely to encourage more claimants into work, but could see them choosing to work shorter hours, at considerable cost to the Treasury, a Resolution...
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4 Mar 15
The government’s council tax freeze has saved households in England £168 a year, but cost public services around £2.8bn, CIPFA’s annual survey and analysis has found.
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20 Feb 15
The Scottish Government has revealed the membership of a 13-strong commission that will examine alternatives to the council tax, with members including Cosla president David O’Neill and head of CIPFA...
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10 Feb 15
The Welsh government is consulting on a new land transaction tax for Wales, it has been announced. Finance minister Jane Hutt said this would be the first new tax to be levied in Wales for 800 years.
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28 Jan 15
Revenue Scotland, the new tax collection agency due to come into force in Scotland from April 1, is fully ready to take over, Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has told the UK Treasury.
24 Apr 15David Cameron has today pledged to create an English rate of income tax in response to plans to devolve control of the tax to the Scottish Parliament.
20 Apr 15David Cameron has today pledged that a Conservative government elected next month would conduct an annual review of Scottish Government policies to ensure no area of the UK loses out as a result of...
17 Apr 15There are signs that inequality in the UK is beginning to rise again following tax and benefit changes introduced since 2010, an economic analysis has found.
14 Apr 15Dr Gerald Lyons, chief economic advisor to London Mayor Boris Johnson, and Michael Johnson, research fellow and pensions analyst at the Centre for Policy Studies, join the roster of speakers at the...
13 Apr 15Plans set out by David Cameron to cut inheritance tax on family homes will further complicate the tax system without any strong economic argument for the change, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has...
10 Apr 15It is uncertain whether the Labour party’s plan to abolish the non-domicile tax status for long-term residents in the UK will raise any additional revenue, an Institute for Fiscal Studies...
8 Apr 15Labour would abolish the non-domicile tax status that allows some UK residents to avoid paying tax on all of their income, Ed Miliband has announced.
8 Apr 15The Scottish government’s newly devolved fiscal powers expose it to a whole ‘new world’ of risk and responsibility, Scotland’s auditor general has warned ministers.
1 Apr 15Scotland’s first new national taxes since 1707 came into force today as the Scottish Government’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax, a replacement for UK Stamp Duty, and a new Landfill...
30 Mar 15People would rather the government introduce a higher rate council tax band on the most expensive homes than a mansion tax, a survey by the HomeOwners Alliance has found.
27 Mar 15The Public Accounts Committee has criticised the work of Revenue and Customs, warning that the tax collection agency continues to have ‘too cosy’ a relationship with accountancy firms and...
25 Mar 15Around £100 could be shaved off council tax bills by 2020 as local government becomes more innovative and entrepreneurial, the Localis think-tank has predicted.
24 Mar 15A majority of people would support an increase in council tax if the additional funding was used to make local services more responsive and tailored to individual needs, a poll has found.
18 Mar 15George Osborne’s statement included no details on tax rises or how to improve public sector efficiency, but the next government will likely need both to meet fiscal targets.
18 Mar 15The decision to let private operator Circle run Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust was an unsuccessful experiment that has left the taxpayer exposed, the Public Accounts Committee has concluded...
16 Mar 15Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has launched a review of the business rates system in England, which will consider how to use local retention of revenue to incentivise councils to...
13 Mar 15Council tax bills in Wales are set to rise by an average of 4% in 2015/16, costing the average Band D household £52, an analysis by CIPFA has found.
12 Mar 15The Barnett formula needs to be scrapped as part of moves to ensure an equitable and sustainable distribution of public funding across the UK, a CIPFA submission to the Northern Ireland Assembly has...
12 Mar 15Scotland’s continuing obsession with wresting powers from Westminster is in danger of hijacking the ‘more pressing’ need to devolve power down from Holyrood to local authority level...
4 Mar 15The government’s council tax freeze has saved households in England £168 a year, but cost public services around £2.8bn, CIPFA’s annual survey and analysis has found.
10 Feb 15The Welsh government is consulting on a new land transaction tax for Wales, it has been announced. Finance minister Jane Hutt said this would be the first new tax to be levied in Wales for 800 years.
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