59 m. ago Warning on jobs and price rises as national insurance hike comes into effect

Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality, said workers and business will be affected.

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17 h. ago 12 big tax changes hitting you this month including National Insurance

Most of the changes take effect on Sunday, 6 April, the start of the new tax year, though a few started from the first day of April - here is all the changes you need to know about

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20 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: Tomorrow's £25bn national insurance rise is the most self

Employers will start paying the massive increase in National Insurance contributions Rachel Reeves announced in last October's Budget from tomorrow.

Economics

36 h. ago Pension, ISA, tax relief and other deadlines hitting British pockets this weekend

ISA deadline week, the National Insurance record change and final call for Covid tax relief are all coinciding this weekend

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36 h. ago New call to scrap National Insurance deductions for people over 60

National Contributions are no longe taken from wages when someone reaches State Pension age.

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57 h. ago 120,000 people have filled national insurance gaps to help boost state pension

People have just days left to take action to fill gaps going back as far as April 2006.

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61 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: Trump's tariffs are dire for Labour. They're out of their depths. This could snuff them out

The overall impact of Trump's new regime will be negative. His table exaggerated the average tariffs America pays to other countries to make his new levies look reasonable.

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69 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: US tariffs still risk snuffing out what life there is in the UK economy

The overall impact of Trump's new regime will be negative. His table exaggerated the average tariffs America pays to other countries to make his new levies look reasonable.

Economics

3 d. ago Mark Drakeford says UK Government has made 'wrong' choice as Wales set to lose £65m

The chancellor has decided the money Wales will get to plug the gap made by her changes to the National Insurance contributions won't be the full amount

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3 d. ago Martin Lewis: state pension advice as Money Saving Expert shows how to beat April National Insurance deadline

The Money Saving Expert urges action - the deadline to add thousands to your pension is almost here ⏳

Economics

4 d. ago Cost of national insurance rise could fix 14m potholes, say Tories

It is the second Conservative attack this week on the national insurance rise due to come into effect on Sunday.

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4 d. ago State Pension: urgent 2025 deadline to boost UK State Pensions with National Insurance top

Thousands have already boosted their state pension - you could be missing out 💰

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4 d. ago Last chance for people aged 40 to 73 to get boost worth £10,000s before deadline

You can currently buy missing National Insurance years dating back to 2006 - but after April 5, you will only be able to go back six tax years

Economics

4 d. ago Bills Scotland: Here are all the bills and charges going up today

A host of charges, bills and ticket prices are rising from today, April 1 - from National Insurance to what you pay for your energy

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4 d. ago Retail and hospitality in London face extra £2bn in costs from this week

Lower business rates, higher minimum wages and National Insurance Contributions all pile on the pressure

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4 d. ago Trumpism is sinking democratic values. It’s Starmer’s job to steer the UK back to safety | Polly Toynbee

US tariffs hit this week just as other costs start to bite in Britain. To meet these challenges, Labour will finally have to changeThe prime minister may pretend to “like and respect” Donald Trump, but elsewhere in parliament anti-Americanism is running hot. In a Lords debate on obesity last week, Labour’s Lord Brooke suggested imposing 25% tariffs on “American products which are causing us difficulties – Coca-Cola, Pepsi, KFC, McDonald’s”. The government replied that the US is an “indispensable ally”. That craven attitude may be politic today – right until it fails tomorrow.The outlook for Britain and other countries is bleak. Wednesday is “liberation day”, when Trump’s tariffs will hit a range of goods likely to send global economies tumbling. There is near-zero expectation that Britain’s genuflections will save us from the same punishment as the rest. As for Trump demanding no VAT on US imports to the UK, that’s extorting with menaces a benefit denied to our own producers. Even i...

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4 d. ago National living wage rise kicks in as households brace for tax and bill hikes

The wage increase coincides with hikes to council tax, employer national insurance contributions and household bills.

Economics

5 d. ago Why price you pay goes up from tomorrow as businesses face new taxes

After the minimum wage goes up on Tuesday there will be new National Insurance rates from Saturday, with huge increases in property charges and a plastic tax as well

Economics

7 d. ago Employers National Insurance: How April 2025 increase will impact you

The UK Government is making the move 'to help fix the foundations of the public finances and invest in public services', but experts warn that businesses could make moves to save money in other ways

Politics

8 d. ago There's something eerily Orwellian about Donald Trump's America, where truth is dismissed as a lie, and lies are disseminated as truth: ANDREW NEIL

There is something increasingly Orwellian about Donald Trump 's America in 2025, where truth is dismissed by government as a lie.

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