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PM reveals marriage tax breaks plan
Filed under: TaxTax breaks for married couples worth up to £200 a year will be introduced from 2015, David Cameron has announced. Ahead of the start of the Conservative Party conference, the Prime...
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Cameron rules out a mansion tax
Filed under: TaxDavid Cameron has ruled out a mansion tax if he remains Prime Minister after the 2015 general election, in what could be a major obstacle to any renewed coalition deal with the Liberal...
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Warning over child benefit cuts
Filed under: TaxBetter-off parents affected by child benefit cuts need to "get off their backsides" and register with HM Revenue and Customs, its head warned on the day of the stated deadline to do so....
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Flat rate tax to benefit middle class?
Filed under: TaxInstitute of Directors boss Simon Walker has called on the Government to introduce a standard flat tax rate. Walker claims such a move would help many middle class families -...
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165,000 miss child benefit deadline
Filed under: TaxTens of thousands of parents could be fined for failing to register the child benefit they received this year with the taxman. An estimated 165,000 people missed Saturday's deadline,...
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Escort ordered to pay £120,000 in tax
Filed under: TaxA student who made more than £300,000 from working as an escort has been told she faces a second jail sentence if she fails to pay the tax she owes. Donna Asutaits, 30, has already...
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MPs or nurses: who should get a pay rise?
Filed under: Tax Unions are up in arms about the government U-turn over a 1% pay rise for healthcare workers and I'm not surprised when the same politicians are planning on awarding themselves a near...
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PM clarifies marriage tax claim
Filed under: TaxPrime Minister David Cameron was forced to admit his marriage tax allowance scheme will not necessarily benefit all married couples paying the basic rate of tax. Under the marriage tax...
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Warning over council tax action
Filed under: TaxHundreds of thousands of people could already have been taken to court for failing to pay council tax following benefit changes, Labour has said. Figures obtained by the party found 112...
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£35 billion in tax not collected
Filed under: TaxBusinesses and individuals paid £35 billion less in tax than they should have, with more than £9 billion lost through evasion and avoidance according to the latest figures. Official...
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Council tax: how the rich get richer
Filed under: Tax I was shocked to discover this week that the very middle-class and very leafy area of Putney in South West London has the lowest council tax in the country. This maybe well known to...
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Tycoon hits out at 'absurd' costs
Filed under: Tax Fiona Hanson/PA The founder of French Connection has labelled business rates as "absurd" and criticised landlords for their "only way is up" attitude to shop rents. Stephen Marks is...
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NHS Direct in England to close
Filed under: TaxNHS Direct in England is to close at the end of the financial year, it has been announced. The service said in July it was pulling out of contracts to provide the 111 non-emergency...
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33% of Brits could face tax shock
Filed under: TaxUp to one in three taxpayers may be paying the wrong amount of tax - 'wrong' being not enough. Which could mean many are in line for a nasty HMRC shock demand for extra cash. Those most...
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Shortfall in tax crackdown yield
Filed under: TaxA crackdown on Britons who hide money in Swiss bank accounts has recouped just £440 million so far this year despite George Osborne banking on it to boost Treasury coffers by £3.12...
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Brothers jailed for £6.4m unpaid tax on booze
Filed under: Tax HMRC Inderjit Singh Mangher (30) and his brother Amandeep (27) have both been jailed - after it emerged that they had tried to dodge an incredible £6.4 million of tax on alcohol. So...
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Osborne lied, there is a housing bubble
Filed under: Tax George Osborne may be blaming London house price rises on foreign investors but he's conveniently glossing over the part his property policies have to play in the upward trajectory of...
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Alliance's saving proposals 'wacky'
Filed under: Tax Shutterstock / Max Topchii Suggestions that local authorities could save money by using sheep and cattle to cut grass "trivialised" the damage being done to services by the...
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Town halls plan council tax rise
Filed under: Tax PA Archive/Press Association Images Almost a third of town halls are planning to increase council tax next year as they struggle with funding cuts and increased demand for services, a...
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UK 'pays highest property taxes'
Filed under: Tax Shutterstock / Deyan Georgiev British people pay the highest levels of property taxes in the developed world and more than twice the average for the 34 rich countries in the...
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