29 h. ago Either the tax man or the palace: Dame Pat Barker on mistaking honours letter for HMRC

The writer, who became CBE in 2000, is known for her Regeneration Trilogy

Politics

29 h. ago Author Dame Pat Barker thought honours letter was income tax bill

Dame Pat, 82, was first honoured with a CBE in 2000 for her services to literature, and on Friday received her damehood.

Economics

3 d. ago Mauritius 'will use cash from Labour's Chagos Islands deal to scrap income tax for 81% of its population and help pay off its national debt'

The Prime Minister last month signed an agreement to cede sovereignty of the stretegically-important Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius.

Economics

3 d. ago Minimum income requirement for family visas in UK should be lowered, review suggests

Campaigners call for ‘tax on love’ family visa income requirements to be scrapped

Politics

4 d. ago NHL's state income tax debate heats up with the Florida Panthers back in the Stanley Cup Final

The Florida Panthers are two wins away from being the fifth Stanley Cup champion in the past six years to based in a U.S. state with no income tax

Politics

4 d. ago New call for Council Tax discount for all people over State Pension age

An online petition is calling for State Pension incomes to be taken into account when calculating Council Tax bills.

Economics

5 d. ago UK family visa rules should be relaxed, government review suggests

Campaigners call for ‘tax on love’ family visa income requirements to be scrapped

Politics

5 d. ago Winter fuel payments threshold to rise to £35,000, Rachel Reeves announces

Change means about 7.5 million pensioners in England and Wales who lost out on payment will have it restoredUK politics live – latest updatesAll pensioners with an income of £35,000 or less a year will have the winter fuel payment restored in full, Rachel Reeves has announced, after weeks of uncertainty over the decision to make a U-turn on scrapping the benefit.Ministers are restoring the automatic payments as a universal benefit this winter and then recouping the money when higher-income pensioners fill in their tax returns, as creating a new means test would be a highly complex option. Continue reading...

Economics

7 d. ago MIDAS: If you'd invested £1,000 in the bond I picked 5 years ago you'd have made £500 in interest with more on the way

With food prices up more than 25 per cent in the past three years, energy bills soaring and tax hikes on the horizon, the chance to bag some extra income has rarely seemed more attractive.

Economics

1 week ago Nearly 9 million people of State Pension age will pay tax on retirement income this year

The Personal Allowance will be frozen at £12,570 until April 2028.

Economics

1 week ago Voices: Are Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer in denial about the ‘T’ word?

In a key speech in Rochdale, the chancellor stuck to Labour's manifesto pledge not to raise income tax, national insurance for employees and VAT, saying she had ‘absolutely no intention’ of repeating the £40bn tax hike in her first Budget. Her words may well come back to haunt her, warns Andrew Grice

Politics

1 week ago Ditch rising cost of living in the UK for tax havens where you can save and enjoy the sunshine too

The super-rich have long cashed in on this, but with many taxes increasing in the UK more people are being tempted by the lure of lower-tax jurisdictions.

Economics

1 week ago Reeves vows to reinstate some winter fuel payments this year

Chancellor also rules out raising income tax, VAT or employee national insurance

Politics

1 week ago 'Quiet' tax raid sees millions more workers clobbered by Rachel Reeves

The number of income tax payers has surged to 37.7 million in the 2024/25 tax year - up 6.2 million compared to just five years ago, as the tax burden intensifies on households

Economics

2 w. ago Sums behind Nigel Farage's vow to spend £85billion if he wins the next election 'are implausible', experts say

Nigel Farage unveiled a string of policies in a major speech, including scrapping the two-child benefit cap, reinstating winter fuel payments and raising the tax-free income allowance to £20,000.

Economics

2 w. ago Fact check: More people are paying higher rate income tax than five years ago

The number of people paying the 40% rate has increased from 4.4 million to 7.4 million in the last five years.

Economics

2 w. ago Reform UK’s income tax plans ‘to cost up to £80bn’ warns IFS – UK politics live

Research institute says costs of plan to exclude those earning less than £20k from the tax will dwarf those of party’s winter fuel and two-child benefit changesThe co-leader of the Green party of England and Wales, Adrian Ramsay, has renewed his call for Russia to face greater sanctions. Posting to social media, the MP for Waveney Valley said “Putin has stepped up attacks on Ukrainian civilians because he thinks he’ll face no consequences. Much tougher sanctions are urgently needed to bring him into serious peace talks to end this horrific war.”As well as appearing on the media round today, shadow chancellor Mel Stride has written for the Daily Mail, saying that the Conservatives continue to back the two-child benefit cap. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves 'faces having to hike income tax, NICs or VAT this Autumn' to fill gaping hole in public finances as Cabinet war over spending cuts rages

Rachel Reeves faces having to fill a gap of between £10billion and £30billion in the public finances, with growth slowing and Trump's tariffs hitting global trade.

Economics

2 w. ago Experts warn tax rises ‘feel inevitable’ at Autumn Budget after jump in Uk Government borrowing

Income tax bands are different in Scotland, but the Personal Allowance of £12,570 is universal across the UK.

Events

3 w. ago Inside the tiny island nearly 100 miles from the UK where no one pays income or inheritance tax... and you don't need a CV to get a job

A tiny island nearly 100 miles from Britain with only three pubs, a population of less than a thousand and a ban on cars does not sound like the obvious location for the latest Gen Z revolution.

Economics