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6 Nov 17
Mark Drakeford, Welsh cabinet secretary for finance and local government, talks exclusively to PF about taxes, budget setting and why austerity is a failed policy.
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31 Oct 17
More than a third of councils are paying their staff more mileage than they should, according to the campaign group the Taxpayers’ Alliance.
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24 Oct 17
Nearly two-thirds of the public say government spending should increase even if that means higher taxes as support for austerity fades, according to research.
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9 Oct 17
Scottish ministers have been forced to admit that their controversial plans to halve duties for airlines serving Scotland’s airports have hit a Brexit-related snag.
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5 Oct 17
Westminster Council has announced plans for a voluntary ‘mansion tax’ on buildings worth more than £10m in a bid to freeze council tax for other residents.
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26 Sep 17
Scotland’s first two devolved taxes, on property sales and landfill, fell short of projected revenues in 2016-17 by more than £50m.
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22 Sep 17
Attempts to stamp out global tax avoidance are being undermined by countries negotiating low-tax sweetheart deals. How should the system be cleaned up?
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19 Sep 17
Tax fraud deprives public services of much-needed revenue. It needs to be tackled more effectively
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25 Aug 17
Tax fraud deprives public services of much-needed revenue. It needs to be tackled more effectively
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23 Aug 17
Raising the top rate of income tax to 50% could raise up to £2bn more for the Treasury but could also cost more than double that depending on how high earners react, according to Institute for...
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22 Aug 17
Liability for business rates should be extended to private schools, universities and local authority arms-length operations, an independent review of non-domestic local taxation in Scotland has...
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18 Aug 17
The government’s plan to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 could be hindered by public reluctance to switch to vehicles powered by alternative fuels, Office for National Statistics...
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4 Aug 17
Accountancy and law firms contribute some £15.5bn in tax to the Treasury.
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31 Jul 17
Britain will not lower taxes far below the European average to be competitive, Philip Hammond has told a French newspaper.
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31 Jul 17
Whitehall has called on software firms to provide updated programmes to local councils so they can grant new levels of business rate relief to small businesses.
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26 Jul 17
The government has temporarily suspended HMRC enforcement action and is waiving historic financial penalties against the social care sector in its row over sleep-in shift pay.
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6 Jul 17
Investment in the North is necessary if the region is to become more productive and so even out economic divisions
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28 Jun 17
Britons want more money spent on public services and are happy to pay for it, according to a report on social attitudes.
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21 Jun 17
Public sector net borrowing was down £300m to £6.7bn in May compared to May last year, according to the latest figures.
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11 May 17
A draft version of Labour’s manifesto has leaked revealing the party’s plans to end the public sector pay cap, build 100,000 council homes and nationalise the railways.
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26 Apr 17
MSPs have backed the principle behind Scottish Government plans to cut and eventually abolish air travel tax, but criticised finance secretary Derek Mackay for failing to commission any independent...
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21 Apr 17
Government plans to raise £300m a year by increasing probate fees have been shelved because of Theresa May’s snap general election, the Ministry of Justice has said.
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19 Apr 17
Labour says the party wants to pay for public services through a proposed tax hike on people earning more than £70,000.
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6 Apr 17
The contract between HM Revenue & Customs and business services firm Concentrix to investigate tax credit awards was a “catastrophic failure” and lessons need to be learned, MPs on...
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3 Apr 17
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6 Nov 17Mark Drakeford, Welsh cabinet secretary for finance and local government, talks exclusively to PF about taxes, budget setting and why austerity is a failed policy.
31 Oct 17More than a third of councils are paying their staff more mileage than they should, according to the campaign group the Taxpayers’ Alliance.
24 Oct 17Nearly two-thirds of the public say government spending should increase even if that means higher taxes as support for austerity fades, according to research.
9 Oct 17Scottish ministers have been forced to admit that their controversial plans to halve duties for airlines serving Scotland’s airports have hit a Brexit-related snag.
5 Oct 17Westminster Council has announced plans for a voluntary ‘mansion tax’ on buildings worth more than £10m in a bid to freeze council tax for other residents.
26 Sep 17Scotland’s first two devolved taxes, on property sales and landfill, fell short of projected revenues in 2016-17 by more than £50m.
22 Sep 17Attempts to stamp out global tax avoidance are being undermined by countries negotiating low-tax sweetheart deals. How should the system be cleaned up?
19 Sep 17Tax fraud deprives public services of much-needed revenue. It needs to be tackled more effectively
25 Aug 17Tax fraud deprives public services of much-needed revenue. It needs to be tackled more effectively
23 Aug 17Raising the top rate of income tax to 50% could raise up to £2bn more for the Treasury but could also cost more than double that depending on how high earners react, according to Institute for...
22 Aug 17Liability for business rates should be extended to private schools, universities and local authority arms-length operations, an independent review of non-domestic local taxation in Scotland has...
18 Aug 17The government’s plan to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 could be hindered by public reluctance to switch to vehicles powered by alternative fuels, Office for National Statistics...
4 Aug 17Accountancy and law firms contribute some £15.5bn in tax to the Treasury.
31 Jul 17Britain will not lower taxes far below the European average to be competitive, Philip Hammond has told a French newspaper.
31 Jul 17Whitehall has called on software firms to provide updated programmes to local councils so they can grant new levels of business rate relief to small businesses.
26 Jul 17The government has temporarily suspended HMRC enforcement action and is waiving historic financial penalties against the social care sector in its row over sleep-in shift pay.
6 Jul 17Investment in the North is necessary if the region is to become more productive and so even out economic divisions
28 Jun 17Britons want more money spent on public services and are happy to pay for it, according to a report on social attitudes.
21 Jun 17Public sector net borrowing was down £300m to £6.7bn in May compared to May last year, according to the latest figures.
11 May 17A draft version of Labour’s manifesto has leaked revealing the party’s plans to end the public sector pay cap, build 100,000 council homes and nationalise the railways.
21 Apr 17Government plans to raise £300m a year by increasing probate fees have been shelved because of Theresa May’s snap general election, the Ministry of Justice has said.
19 Apr 17Labour says the party wants to pay for public services through a proposed tax hike on people earning more than £70,000.
6 Apr 17The contract between HM Revenue & Customs and business services firm Concentrix to investigate tax credit awards was a “catastrophic failure” and lessons need to be learned, MPs on...
3 Apr 17Download our supplement on the implications of Brexit for public finance
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