22 h. ago Voters overwhelmingly back tax on wealthy to protect public services

A poll commissioned by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), found the public support tax increases on the wealthy and big businesses by a margin of almost two to one - 58% to 28%

Politics

44 h. ago How far would you go to avoid your personal tax raid? This is Money Podcast

Tax is an increasingly taxing subject for many people who feel hard done by as Britain's complicated system catches them out.

Economics

3 d. ago Georgia school district considers property tax hike to pay for school officers after shooting

Officials in the Georgia school district where four people were killed in a September school shooting are considering a property tax increase to pay for school-based police officers

Events

5 d. ago How to check using a number plate checker if the £150 DVLA car tax increase affects you

The DVLA car tax is set to increase for some drivers but many are unaware that they will be affected

Economics

5 d. ago I've had a big pay rise to £125,000 should I salary sacrifice as much as possible into my pension?

My promotion and pay increase fall almost entirely into the 60% tax trap and I am worried that the government will change salary sacrifice and I'll lose out.

Economics

1 week ago US firm that tests eligibility for UK disability benefits reports 23% rise in profits

British arm of Maximus is biggest provider of functional assessment services for DWPThe British arm of a US contractor that tests whether some people in the UK should receive disability benefits has reported a 23% rise in profits.Maximus, a Virginia-based business, reported an increase in pre-tax profits for its UK arm from £23.6m to £29.1m in its financial year to the end of September, accounts lodged at Companies House show. Its revenue rose 2%, from £294m to £300m. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Drivers can use number plate checker to see if they need to pay £150 DVLA car tax rise

The DVLA raised VED rates on April 1 for the majority of petrol, diesel, and electric vehicle owners, leading to significant increases for some drivers - Here's how to check if you're affected

Economics

2 w. ago Angela Rayner 'suggested tax increase' on wealthier Brits in leaked memo to Rachel Reeves

The Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner's department reportedly wrote to the Chancellor in March urging her to consider 'alternatives' ahead of Spring Statement

Economics

2 w. ago UK inflation jumps higher than expected to 3.5% amid bills increase

Annual rise in April follows upturn in national insurance contributions and higher household costsInflation jumped in April by more than expected to 3.5% after dramatic increases in water bills, energy costs and council tax, according to official figures.A rise in employer national insurance contributions and a boost to the national minimum wage also put pressure on companies to raise prices last month by more than City analysts had forecast. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Don’t be fooled. Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is typically ugly and typically misnamed | Arwa Mahdawi

Republicans love to make the most harmful laws sound sensible or even noble. This pretty-sounding package of tax breaks and spending cuts is just the latest exampleWhat’s big, beautiful and kept a lot of Republicans up late on Sunday night? There might be various responses to that question, but the answer I’m looking for is the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Coming in at 1,116 pages, the bill isn’t quite War and Peace but it’s definitely big. Whether the mega-package of tax breaks and spending cuts is beautiful, however, is up for debate.And there has certainly been a lot of debate. The bill has been in limbo for a while because a few Republicans who consider themselves “fiscally conservative” are happy with the package’s extension of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and increased spending for the military and immigration enforcement, but don’t think enough social and climate-related programmes have been slashed to pay for it all. In particular, they want deeper cuts to food stamps and Medicaid, ...

Politics

3 w. ago Lower your next Council Tax payment without claiming a discount

Council Tax bills have increased across the country but there is a fast way to lower the monthly payment.

Economics

3 w. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s leftward lurch: the ‘lunatics’ are running the right | Editorial

The White House says it is borrowing from Bernie Sanders and adopts rhetoric once dismissed as dangerous to lift its flagging poll ratingsIt’s striking to see Donald Trump, who built his re-election campaign around attacking the “radical left”, now borrowing some of its economic policies. In just months, he has shifted from denouncing “communist” price controls to saying he would implement them, and from defending tax breaks for the wealthy to proposing tax increases on those earning more than $2.5m a year if it benefits poorer Americans. These moves echo longstanding proposals from progressives like Bernie Sanders – despite Mr Trump’s past efforts to portray such ideas as “lunatic”. The irony is hard to miss.Consider recent policy announcements that mirror a liberal-left agenda. Capping credit card interest rates was a Sanders campaign promise before it was a Trump one. And it may happen – courtesy of an unlikely alliance between Mr Sanders and the Republican senator Josh Hawl...

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