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Motion blasts second-home townies
Filed under: Tax The tax system should be used to put second homes in the countryside beyond the reach of more families, according to the head of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). Sir...
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Could a Cypriot savings tax happen here?
Filed under: Tax Government's freezing bank accounts and siphoning off savers' money as they see fit is the stuff of fiction and nightmares. Unfortunately for those in Cyprus the savers' tax has turned...
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Queen given £5m taxpayer cash boost
Filed under: Tax The Queen has received a £5 million boost in the funds she receives from the taxpayer to carry out her official duties. The Sovereign Grant, which covers the running costs of the...
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French football cries foul on 75% supertax
Filed under: TaxFrance's new 75% supertax could hit its football prospects. French Football Federation president Noël Le Graët claims he was reassured that President François Hollande's new tax - which...
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Where Council Tax is rising and falling in 2013/14
Filed under: TaxWith the 2013/14 tax year nearly upon us, we look at which councils are increasing or cutting Council Tax the most. The new tax year is nearly upon us. And while there's good news in...
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'Health tourists' cost UK billions
Filed under: Tax The growing number of "health tourists" using the NHS is costing the taxpayer billions of pounds every year, a senior doctor has warned. Maternity health tourism is a "massive and...
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Budget 2013 helps the man in the street, but not his bank account
Filed under: Tax In such a widely trailed Budget it no surprise that there were no real tax shocks or giveaways to be had when the chancellor sat down. But it was a shock to savers that there was not...
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'Millions paying more' says Labour
Filed under: Tax Struggling families will lose thousands of pounds in the new financial year while Government tax reforms save 13,000 millionaires an average of £100,000, Labour claims. Among a raft of...
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Union warning on tax credit changes
Filed under: Tax Tax credit changes will leave some families £3,000 a year worse off by 2015, according to the TUC. It warned that many parents could be in for a shock because they have not yet...
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Activists in welfare cuts protest
Filed under: Tax Hundreds of anti-cuts activists will launch a fresh campaign of civil disobedience today in protest at the Government's controversial welfare changes. Direct action group UK Uncut said...
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UK in legal challenge to FTT tax
Filed under: Tax The Government has launched a legal challenge against plans for a European financial transactions tax (FTT) amid fears it could have a damaging impact on the UK. Chancellor George...
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Google boss defends tax affairs
Filed under: TaxGoogle's executive chairman Eric Schmidt has defended the internet giant's tax affairs, saying the firm was playing a key role in the UK's high-tech growth. The firm paid just £6...
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Couple to hand over Amazon petition
Filed under: Tax A couple who run two high street bookshops are due to hand in a petition signed by more than 150,000 people to Downing Street, calling on internet retailer Amazon to pay their fair...
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Minimum wage means companies pay a fairer share
Filed under: Tax The benefits of an increase in the minimum wage is obvious for the individual but it also sticks the boot in to profit-hoarding companies. The government announced last week that the...
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How the Government spent your money last year
Filed under: Tax The Office for National Statistics has revealed that the UK's budget deficit in the 2012/13 financial year came in at £120.6 billion. As this is just £300 million less than the £120.9...
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£2.4 billion owed in council tax
Filed under: Tax Council tax arrears in England stand at almost £2.4 billion, Government figures show. Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles said the figure - the equivalent of £102 per household -...
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PM urges EU tax evasion crackdown
Filed under: Tax David Cameron has called for the next EU summit to mark a turning point in the global fight against tax evasion and fraud. In a letter to European Council President Herman Van Rompuy,...
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Insiders 'help firms avoid taxes'
Filed under: Tax Big accountancy firms are using "insider knowledge" gained from staff seconded to the Treasury to help companies and wealthy individuals avoid paying UK taxes, MPs warned. The Commons...
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Are Michael Gove's advisers avoiding tax?
Filed under: Tax Kevin Brennan, the shadow schools minister, has written to Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, asking for clarification about the payment of his 'academy brokers'. It emerged...
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The towns that don't pay their Council Tax
Filed under: TaxThe bill for unpaid Council Tax has hit more than two billion pounds, but changes to the system mean it's now harder to collect. The bill for Council Tax arrears in England has soared...
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