11 h. ago ‘Scrapping the wealth tax changed our country for the worse. This is why’

Miranda Sheild Johansson shares her findings about a nation changed by the abolishment of the wealth tax

Economics

11 h. ago Treasury responds to pleas for tax relief confirming ‘half will see no bill increases’

People affected by the Chancellor’s tax changes announced in the Autumn Budget are pleading for relief offered to some to be extended

Economics

13 h. ago Digital bank launches new tool ahead of HMRC tax change in April

The launch of Making Tax Digital on April 6 will mark a significant and time-saving change for certain people in how to report income to HMRC.

Economics

13 h. ago ‘Meat tax’ could have significant impact on environmental footprint, study finds

Full VAT on meat products could cost EU households as little as €26 a year but cut impact by 3-6%, says paperThe environmental impacts of meat consumption could be rapidly and cheaply reduced if governments applied full VAT on products such as beef, pork, lamb and chicken, a study has shown.Depending on how the additional tax revenues were redistributed, such a change could cost households as little as €26 (£23) a year, while cutting ecological destruction by between 3% and 6%, the paper found. Continue reading...

Politics

31 h. ago Remote workers to be hit with tax change this April in major HMRC shake

The change will cost a basic-rate taxpayer around £62 a year

Economics

6 d. ago Scots 'couldn't buy a Mars Bar' with 'tiny' income tax savings from SNP Budget

Scots on lower incomes will save at most £40 a year as a result of SNP changes to income tax thresholds announced this week.

Economics

6 d. ago HMRC sets out key details of tax change for state pensioners

Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out some key tax changes in the Autumn Budget

Economics

7 d. ago Lower and middle earners get a Scottish Budget boost but wealthy homeowners hit

The Scottish Budget will impact people’s finances north of the border - benefiting lower and middle earners thanks to changes to income tax thresholds, but hitting those living in the most expensive properties.

Economics

7 d. ago Income tax changes for Scots announced by SNP Government in budget

The move will see some Scots pay less income tax.

Politics

7 d. ago New HMRC alert as thousands of workers 'could lose free childcare' in tax threshold change

Rachel Reeves' decision to freeze the income tax threshold until 2031 is set to see the number of Britons earning six-figure salaries rise to over two million for the first time

Economics

8 d. ago Motability Scheme 2026 changes including tax, eligibility, range

The Motability Scheme helps 815,000 disabled people lease cars, wheelchair accessible vehicles, scooters or powered wheelchairs

Politics

9 d. ago Hidden tax change that could see thousands of tax bills quadruple from April due to Labour rules

WHITE van men are facing a tax bombshell as annual bills have quadrupled under rules introduced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Thousands of tradespeople and small business owners who rely on double-cab pick-up trucks are being hammered by a little-known tax hike quietly introduced back in April 2025. Experts say a "little-known tweak" in the 2024...

Economics

1 week ago DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Labour is 'the party of business'? What a sick joke!

Unemployment is at a five-year high and inflation is expected to be the worst of any G7 country this year. A new British Chamber of Commerce survey shows business confidence plunging.

Politics

1 week ago Newborn Scots baby makes first journey home being towed by tractor through heavy snow

Gracie Ballantine, 31, was snowed in at the worst possible time after blizzards hit the north of the country earlier this week - with her due to give birth any day.

Politics

1 week ago Flagship Reform council plans to raise tax by almost 4% – despite pledging cuts

In real terms, an average Band D household will see council tax increase by an estimated £67.47 per year under the changes

Politics

1 week ago Storm Goretti LIVE: Scores of Heathrow flights cancelled and tens of thousands without power as 'weather bomb' hits UK

UK airports face major disruption as ‘worst snow in decade’ expected over parts of country with tens of thousands without power

Events

1 week ago Storm Goretti LIVE: Dozens of Heathrow flights cancelled and snow alert as 'weather bomb' hits UK

UK airports face major disruption as ‘worst snow in decade’ expected over parts of country after tens of thousands left without power

Events

1 week ago Tax filing season begins Jan 26 and you might want the head start due to changes this year

Several provisions in the law retroactively affect the 2025 tax year

Politics

1 week ago Outraged pub bosses threaten to go on STRIKE and change opening hours in protest at Budget tax grab by Government

OUTRAGED pub bosses are threatening to go on strike in protest at punishing taxes they fear will force many boozers to close permanently. Opening times could also be pushed back from the traditional 11am start as publicans try to give Chancellor Rachel Reeves a bloody nose following her Budget tax grab. Others are considering ringing...

Events

2 w. ago Trump hits back at Venezuela's new leader and threatens her with a fate WORSE than Maduro's... as he names the next country he has his eyes on

President Trump made a poignant threat toward Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, the interim leader of Venezuela, following the arrest of Nicolas Maduro.

Politics