Barclays shares rise after new buyback launch and jump in income October 22, 2025 Barclays has set out plans to shift to a quarterly share buyback after the firm recorded a surge in total income for the third quarter. The FTSE 100 titan netted £7.2bn in total income, breezing past as internal analyst consensus of £7bn. The figure was also up nine per cent year-on-year. The bank said it [...]
Banks back in crosshairs as Labour eyes tax hikes July 31, 2025 George Osborne’s likely payday from the sale of Robey Warshaw to US giant Evercore won’t be the first time he’s extracted money from the banking sector. In his inaugural 2010 Budget he announced a UK bank levy of 0.05 per cent on certain bank liabilities. Conceived in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the [...]
Autumn Budget 2024: Reeves spares banks from tax raid after lobbying October 30, 2024 The government has spared UK banks from a tax raid in its maiden Budget after lobbyists warned it could hurt the sector's international competitiveness.
Top UK bankers warn prospect of windfall tax is spooking investors October 9, 2024 Top bankers have warned that tough regulation and high taxes are denting investment in Britain’s financial services sector ahead of Labour's much-anticipated Budget on 30 October.
Bank bosses set for Downing Street summit amid windfall tax fears September 8, 2024 The bank CEOs are likely to be just as nervous about the prospect of any windfall taxes which could be announced in October's Budget.
UK banks taxed almost double the amount of the rest of the FTSE 100 December 17, 2018 UK banks pay nearly double the amount of tax compared to the rest of the FTSE 100, new data has revealed. The five biggest banks paid an effective tax rate – the rate at which a corporation’s profits are taxed – of 42 per cent last year, almost twice as much as the 23 per [...]
The government must understand the impact of the bank surcharge before it goes any further September 7, 2015 The tax policy of the UK government for the banking sector has changed dramatically over the last three administrations, with very little consultation or detailed impact assessment. Labour introduced a bankers bonus tax; the coalition focused primarily on the bank levy; and, in the summer Budget, the current Conservative government announced a slow and [...]
Bank surcharge could increase tax take from lenders to “far more than double” Treasury’s forecast September 7, 2015 Accountancy giant EY added its voice to the chorus of those speaking out against the government's new bank surcharge, warning that under the new rules the tax take from the banking sector could be double what the Treasury has forecast – and retail banks could be the ones hit hardest. Under plans for the surcharge, [...]
Tesco Bank, Metro Bank and Aldermore put more pressure on Treasury over George Osborne’s new bank tax September 6, 2015 The government is expected to face fresh criticism this week as politicians and City bosses step up their attacks on a new bank tax. Labour and the SNP have tabled amendments that would exempt challenger banks and building societies from having to pay an additional eight per cent of UK profits in corporation tax, the [...]
Chancellor George Osborne’s bank tax comes under attack from Labour and SNP September 6, 2015 Small challenger banks and building societies will receive a boost if Labour and the SNP are successful in their attempt to amend Osborne's new bank tax. In his budget this year, the chancellor announced plans to replace the increasingly unpopular bank levy with an eight per cent surcharge on profits for banks of all [...]