Labour announces £11bn windfall tax on oil and gas companies
Labour would hit oil and gas companies with a windfall tax of about £11 billion in order to finance plans to tackle the climate crisis by creating a greener economy.
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HM Revenue and Customs says it did not miscalculate Rangers tax demand
The tax authority has refuted claims that it miscalculated a demand which was a major factor in the financial collapse of Rangers in 2012.
What do Labour and the Tories think about taxing the rich?
While party apparatchiks are still dotting the Is and crossing the Ts of their manifestos for the General Election, it is clear they will contain major differences when it comes to policies on taxing the rich.
Taxing top 1% of earners could raise £10 billion a year, says Oxfam
A tax on the top 1% of earners could raise £10 billion per year and reduce inequality in the UK, Oxfam suggests.
Extra money going in and coming out of pay packets as new tax year starts
Tax and pensions changes are coming into effect as the new financial year gets under way from Saturday – meaning people may have more money coming in and perhaps more going out.
Lorraine Kelly wins £1.2 million tax battle
TV presenter Lorraine Kelly has won a £1.2 million battle with HMRC after a tax tribunal judge ruled she was not an ITV employee.
SNP claims tax cuts for high earners could cost £1bn as Derek Mackay prepares to set out his budget
LOWERING taxes for the highest earners would cost Scotland £1 billion, the SNP has claimed.
40,000 Scots children ‘could be helped by freezing 41p tax threshold’
SCOTTISH ministers could raise enough cash to lift 40,000 children out of poverty by freezing the point at which people start to pay higher rate income tax, a think tank has suggested.
Businesses oppose ‘unwanted and potentially damaging’ plans for Edinburgh tourism tax
OPINION: Sarah Masson urges government to rethink ‘unworkable’ rape clause
TO say it’s been a bad week for the UK Government would be generous.
Nicola Sturgeon says Esther McVey is ‘out of touch’ after rape clause claims
NICOLA STURGEON has branded the Work and Pensions Secretary “out of touch” for claiming the rape clause could help support rape victims.