Revealed: tax-free allowances to surpass Universal Credit incomes
Tax-free allowances for middle and higher earners will have more cash-value than payments made to those out of work receiving…
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National Insurance has become the stealth tax of choice
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The right-wing press is guilty of hypocrisy on Harry and Meghan’s “tax haven”
Anyone having a pop at the Sussexes for forming companies in Delaware might want to check their own accounts.
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Ann Pettifor on why the rich must be first to pay for the climate crisis
The economist and author of the Green New Deal talks money, men and malpractice.
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How the UK leads the world in tax abuse
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The best way to boost economic growth is to reverse hard Brexit
Brexit is forecast to do twice as much permanent damage to the economy as Covid. But this self-inflicted wound can…
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High hopes meet harsh realities at the G20 in Rome
Key leaders stayed away and firm commitments on climate change were thin on the ground at this weekend’s summit, ahead…
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The UK tax burden is still low compared with most Western countries
Even after recent tax rises, Britain is still more lightly taxed than most major EU countries.
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PM secretly tries to persuade bankers to support transaction tax, while EU ministers express interes
ByFSA head supports new banking tax
Tax on “socially useless” activities would curb excessive bonuses, argues Lord Turner
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