The government must take seriously ideas for tax devolution, including local income and tourist levies, to give councils in England more certainty over funding, according to MPs.
Technology giants will benefit from an effective “tax cut” in the UK if a global overhaul of corporation tax goes ahead as expected and replaces the existing digital services tax, according to a...
A future Labour government would replace non-domestic rates with a fairer system to ease the burden on smaller high street firms, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced.
Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned that the social care sector will not get as much money as it needs under the new health and social care levy.
Cambridgeshire County Council will need to establish a clear strategy on council tax after missing out on much-needed income in recent years, according to the Local Government Association.
The new levy to help fund social care reforms will only provide one sixth of the expected £36bn income for care, “short-changing” the sector, according to experts.
The Scottish government has unveiled proposals for council tax and business rate reforms, including a realignment of rate bands, in a consultation on a new framework for tax policy.
More frequent business rates valuations in England would be a “positive step” but must happen alongside other reforms to the wider council funding system, the Local Government Association has told...
The government will compensate English and Welsh councils as it proposes moving responsibility for collecting more than £300m of business rates tax to the Treasury.
Local authorities in England and Wales are losing close to £110m per year from business rates “loopholes” on holiday homes, according to research from property consultancy Colliers.
The government is considering setting aside the triple lock on state pensions in combination with a rise in national insurance contributions to pay for social care reforms, according to reports
The government’s reported proposal to increase national insurance rates to pay for the long-awaited social care reform has been labelled “regressive” and a “rubbish idea” by experts.
The government has proposed a three-year valuation period for business rates, alongside changes to the appeals process, in a bid to make the system more effective.
Government figures released today show a sharp rise in business rate and council tax arrears - PF speaks to local authority finance officers about the factors behind the figures.
Eight new freeports announced in the UK’s March Budget are likely to create even fewer jobs than predecessor policies, says Paul Swinney from the Centre for Cities.
The changes to global taxation agreed by G7 finance ministers could see the UK’s receipts from digital firms reduce by more than £230m, according to tax experts.
The Court of Appeal has thrown out an appeal from the London Borough of Merton which argued that a Nuffield Health leisure centre should be fully liable for business rates.
Ahead of next week's G7 summit, Alex Dunnagan, researcher at Taxwatch, outlines the potential prize from an agreement on a minimum corporation tax rate.
Tom Kiernan, associate at law firm Dentons, says a landmark Supreme Court appeal on alleged business rates avoidance is good news for local authorities.
Government support will not cover the half-billion-pound scale of lost council tax receipts in the year following the outbreak of Covid-19 – leaving councils facing service cuts – according to sector...
