Tax

Nick Clegg kicks off the Lib Dem conference in Birmingham with a crowd pleasing vow to block any attempts to scrap the 50p tax rate, and the revelation of plans to legalise same-sex marriage.

The top rate of income tax may not be raising any revenue for the government and could even be losing it money, a think tank is warning.

President Barack Obama warns the United States is in a “national crisis” as he outlines a $447bn package of tax cuts and government spending in a bid to jump-start the sluggish US economy.

The head of the International Monetary Fund warns that Britain must be ready to respond to the sluggish global recovery.

As 20 leading economists call on the Chancellor to scrap the 50p top rate of tax, one of them tells Channel 4 News Britain’s economy is likely to be damaged unless action is taken.

As George Osborne agrees a deal to recoup £5bn in unpaid tax from UK nationals banking in the secretive Swiss system, Channel 4 News pries open the vault doors of the world’s biggest tax havens.

The chairman of HM Revenue & Customs apologises after a damning report by MPs warns that delays and unresponsiveness to queries by officials could undermine the tax system.

U2’s Glastonbury gig is to be targeted by protesters who accuse the band of tax avoidance. One campaigner has told Channel 4 News there is an element of hypocrisy at play.

Tax changes coming into force will affect millions of people and Government critics say today marks “Worse-off Wednesday”. Channel 4 News has asked one tax expert to answer some of your queries.

The start of the new tax year has been dubbed “worse-off Wednesday”. One tax expert tells Channel 4 News many families will be worse-off in 2011 but not because of these changes.

A new range of property taxes on expensive homes is set to be introduced as the economy recovers, allowing the government to scrap the 50p income tax rate as promised, the Deputy Prime Minister says.

As the Chancellor cuts petrol duty by 1p a litre in the Budget, check out the Channel 4 News map of where in the UK you can buy the cheapest – and the most expensive – petrol.

It’s the business end of the political season for Chancellor George Osborne and his delivery of the Budget had echoes of Britain’s top football manager, says Peter McHugh.

Chancellor George Osborne claims his Budget will “put fuel into the tank of the British economy” as he cuts petrol duty by 1p a litre and unveils a package of measures to boost businesses.