Tax

As a million households receive letters this week from Revenue and Customs about changes to child benefit payments, Channel 4 News explains what is happening.

England’s regions can no longer rely on handouts from tax receipts collected in the City of London, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will say later today.

A campaign group for lower petrol and diesel prices is due to meet the chief secretary of the Treasury, Danny Alexander, in what it describes as “unprecedented” talks.

The international coffee chain reported losses in the UK and has paid no corporation tax since 2009 despite sales of £1.2bn, prompting renewed calls for changes to the UK tax system.

Chancellor George Osborne knocks back a suggestion from Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg that the country’s wealthiest should be contributing more to the UK’s fiscal turn-around.

Chancellor George Osborne’s deficit reduction programme comes under further pressure after an unexpected rise in government borrowing in July.

As comments from Treasury Minister David Gauke about tax dodging draw a barrage of criticism, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg tells Channel 4 News he ‘may’ have paid in cash, but not to avoid tax.

As the government says it will crack down on accountants who promote “aggressive” tax avoidance schemes, Channel 4 News asks what is tax avoidance and are our laws to blame?

Millionaires and celebrities who use tax avoidance schemes may be exposed by their own accountants under a plan by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.

David Cameron tells Channel 4 News that tax avoidance schemes such those used by Jimmy Carr are not morally acceptable, as members of boy band Take That come under the spotlight for doing the same.

The comedian is mocked on Twitter for allegedly paying 1 per cent tax through a Jersey tax avoidance scheme – and for his sketch ridiculing Barclays for doing the same.

Tax avoidance campaigners UK Uncut win High Court permission to challenge an alleged “sweetheart” deal between HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Goldman Sachs.

The UK’s tax-collecting service is praised by MPs for recovering billions of pounds in lost revenue – but it could have been considerably more if it had not shed so many jobs.

Fuel-efficent cars and electric vehicles are likely to leave a big hole in the public finances, according to a new report.

After triumphing in the first round of the French presidential elections, Francois Hollande is now favourite to move into the Elysee Palace. Channel 4 News looks at what he stands for.