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1 Jun 16
A treaty to end the double taxation of income in the UK and Algeria is to come into effect next year as part of efforts to increase trade between the two countries, a Treasury minister has confirmed.
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25 May 16
Public sector borrowing in the 2015-16 financial year has been revised upwards by £2bn and now stands at £76.0bn, according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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15 Apr 16
The five largest European economies have agreed on new “hammer blow” measures to crackdown on tax evasion in response to the Panama Papers.
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15 Apr 16
The cost of collecting minimum council tax payments from low-income families is “disproportionate” to the amount being chased, local authorities have told a government-commissioned review into...
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15 Apr 16
Revenue & Customs must do more to tackle the perception that it does not take on tax fraud by the wealthy, a report by the Public Accounts Committee has stated.
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11 Apr 16
The government has launched a cross-Whitehall taskforce to investigate 700 leads on possible tax evasion following the publication of leaked papers from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca.
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4 Apr 16
Wales had a net fiscal deficit of £14.7bn in 2014/15, equivalent to almost a quarter of its estimated GDP, according to an analysis of its public finances.
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30 Mar 16
Local government select committee chair Clive Betts has called on Greg Clark to confirm that four-year funding deals offered to local authorities will not be affected by business rate exemptions...
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23 Mar 16
The sugar levy has been a victory for public health campaigners but other measures in the Budget may not be so sweet
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22 Mar 16
George Osborne’s decision to raise the threshold for the higher 40p rate of income tax will not be followed in Scotland if the Scottish National Party wins May’s Holyrood election, first...
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18 Mar 16
There needs to be clarity on how reforms to take small firms out of business rates will affect councils. There is a risk the link between economic growth and increased local revenues will be broken.
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16 Mar 16
The Budget received the traditional mixed reception in Scotland, though with a broad welcome for the help given to the struggling North Sea oil & gas sector.
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9 Mar 16
The Welsh Assembly has passed a bill that will allow for collection of the first Welsh taxes in 800 years.
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8 Mar 16
Former Labour minister Lord Mandelson has said the global corporate tax system will continue to be deemed inadequate until it is aligned with what the public considers fair.
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4 Mar 16
The TaxPayers' Alliance has called on George Osborne to replace the current system of corporation tax at next month’s Budget, saying the “outdated” system was no longer suitable for a modern economy.
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4 Mar 16
Inconsistent and inadequate data and tools are hampering the European Union’s ability to counter intra-community VAT fraud, which costs the bloc at least €60bn every year, auditors have warned.
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3 Mar 16
The Scottish Government’s planned overhaul of council tax has disappointed many, but it is imaginative and progressive
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24 Feb 16
As the days count down until Budget 2016, the pensions world is buzzing with speculation on the future of pensions tax-relief.
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24 Feb 16
The government’s controversial £130m tax deal with Google seems “disproportionately small” when compared with the size of the firm’s UK business, an examination by the...
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22 Feb 16
A tax on the value of land in London could boost housebuilding in the capital, according to a report from an Assembly Member.
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19 Feb 16
Public sector borrowing in February and March will need to be nearly 50% lower than the same two months in 2015 for the Treasury to meet its deficit target, the Office for Budget Responsibility said...
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17 Feb 16
Business rates revenue is forecast to reach a record £23.5bn in 2016/17, according to council submissions to the Department for Communities and Local Government.
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15 Feb 16
The “outdated” business rates should be overhauled with uprating moved in line with the Consumers Prices Index measure of inflation and more frequent valuations, the CBI has said.
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11 Feb 16
Councils face a bill of more than £2.25m due to an increase in household goods sent to landfill following this winter’s floods, according to estimates from the Local Government...
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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
1 Jun 16A treaty to end the double taxation of income in the UK and Algeria is to come into effect next year as part of efforts to increase trade between the two countries, a Treasury minister has confirmed.
25 May 16Public sector borrowing in the 2015-16 financial year has been revised upwards by £2bn and now stands at £76.0bn, according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
15 Apr 16The five largest European economies have agreed on new “hammer blow” measures to crackdown on tax evasion in response to the Panama Papers.
15 Apr 16The cost of collecting minimum council tax payments from low-income families is “disproportionate” to the amount being chased, local authorities have told a government-commissioned review into...
15 Apr 16Revenue & Customs must do more to tackle the perception that it does not take on tax fraud by the wealthy, a report by the Public Accounts Committee has stated.
11 Apr 16The government has launched a cross-Whitehall taskforce to investigate 700 leads on possible tax evasion following the publication of leaked papers from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca.
4 Apr 16Wales had a net fiscal deficit of £14.7bn in 2014/15, equivalent to almost a quarter of its estimated GDP, according to an analysis of its public finances.
30 Mar 16Local government select committee chair Clive Betts has called on Greg Clark to confirm that four-year funding deals offered to local authorities will not be affected by business rate exemptions...
23 Mar 16The sugar levy has been a victory for public health campaigners but other measures in the Budget may not be so sweet
22 Mar 16George Osborne’s decision to raise the threshold for the higher 40p rate of income tax will not be followed in Scotland if the Scottish National Party wins May’s Holyrood election, first...
18 Mar 16There needs to be clarity on how reforms to take small firms out of business rates will affect councils. There is a risk the link between economic growth and increased local revenues will be broken.
16 Mar 16The Budget received the traditional mixed reception in Scotland, though with a broad welcome for the help given to the struggling North Sea oil & gas sector.
9 Mar 16The Welsh Assembly has passed a bill that will allow for collection of the first Welsh taxes in 800 years.
8 Mar 16Former Labour minister Lord Mandelson has said the global corporate tax system will continue to be deemed inadequate until it is aligned with what the public considers fair.
4 Mar 16Inconsistent and inadequate data and tools are hampering the European Union’s ability to counter intra-community VAT fraud, which costs the bloc at least €60bn every year, auditors have warned.
3 Mar 16The Scottish Government’s planned overhaul of council tax has disappointed many, but it is imaginative and progressive
24 Feb 16As the days count down until Budget 2016, the pensions world is buzzing with speculation on the future of pensions tax-relief.
24 Feb 16The government’s controversial £130m tax deal with Google seems “disproportionately small” when compared with the size of the firm’s UK business, an examination by the...
22 Feb 16A tax on the value of land in London could boost housebuilding in the capital, according to a report from an Assembly Member.
17 Feb 16Business rates revenue is forecast to reach a record £23.5bn in 2016/17, according to council submissions to the Department for Communities and Local Government.
11 Feb 16Councils face a bill of more than £2.25m due to an increase in household goods sent to landfill following this winter’s floods, according to estimates from the Local Government...
4 Feb 16Pension relief, paid at the marginal rate, disproportionately benefits high earners. A flat rate could release cash for arguably more deserving causes
