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Households face tax rise of £3,500 by next election, says IFS
It’s an accolade that Rishi Sunak’s government would rather not have been awarded. The Institute of Fiscal studies has said that it will have presided over the biggest set of tax rises since the Second World War.
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Richest oil producers should pay climate tax, says Gordon Brown
The former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for the world’s richest oil states to pay a windfall tax – to help poorer countries deal with the climate crisis.
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‘Cutting inheritance tax is not a priority,’ says Tory MP Sir John Redwood
We spoke to Wokingham’s Conservative MP Sir John Redwood a little earlier and began by asking whether he was in favour of a cut in inheritance tax.
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Is Rishi Sunak planning inheritance tax giveaway?
Speculation is mounting that the Prime Minister could announce that inheritance tax is to be cut. Such a move would only benefit the children of couples who are able to pass on more than a million pounds – that’s a tiny fraction of the overall population. But it is being seen as a sweetener aimed…
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Which drinks will become more expensive as UK alcohol tax changes?
Rishi Sunak might be famously teetotal but he chose a beer festival this morning to talk up the government’s changes to alcohol duty – which will mean most drinks becoming more expensive.
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‘Government have put in place a windfall tax with a huge bunch of loopholes,’ says Shadow Climate Secretary
Households across the UK have been struggling with rocketing energy bills.
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“Not convinced by the evidence for a windfall tax on the banks”, says shadow chancellor
Labour wants banks to be compelled to follow a new set of rules – rather than just leaving it up to them.
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Rishi Sunak tax return reveals nearly £5 million in earnings in 3 years
The Prime Minister has published his long-awaited UK tax documents covering the past four years.
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Labour ‘want to bring taxes down’, Sir Keir Starmer says
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has been setting out his mission for Britain to have the highest growth in the G7, warning that on current trajectory we would soon be poorer than Poland. Addressing business leaders, Sir Keir promised that Labour’s model for growth would increase living standards “everywhere, across the country”.
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Surprise boost for UK economy after record tax payments in January
Official figures have shown a surprise surplus of £5 billion in the UK’s public finances last month – far better than the £8 billion deficit that had been expected.
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FactCheck: why is council tax increasing in England, where will it rise and how much will you pay in 2023/24?
How much is council tax rising by in different areas of England and when will it come into place? Here’s what you need to know.
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Turkey’s earthquake tax “didn’t go to the right places”, says former diplomat
We were joined from Ankara by Sinan Ulgen, the former Turkish diplomat currently chairing the Istanbul-based Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy.
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Nadhim Zahawi sacked from government over tax row
It took less than a week for Rishi Sunak’s ethics adviser to give him the evidence he needed to sack Nadhim Zahawi.
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Rishi Sunak under pressure over Nadhim Zahawi tax row
Rishi Sunak has held a cabinet “away day” at Chequers – the prime minister’s country house. Perhaps awkwardly, two of the most senior ministers there face investigations that could end their careers within weeks.
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Sunak and Starmer clash over Nadhim Zahawi tax scandal at PMQs
Rishi Sunak has insisted he will wait for his ethics adviser to fully investigate whether Conservative Chairman Nadhim Zahawi broke ministerial rules over his tax affairs – before deciding on his future in the Cabinet.
