Safe as houses: is it time to introduce a wealth tax? March 30, 2024 Wages in the UK have flatlined since the financial crisis of 2008. Yet in that time, the country’s richest 1000 families have seen the value of their assets triple. Should we think more seriously—and progressively—about the way we tax wealth?
Spring Budget 2024: Renters worry as Hunt coaxes landlords to sell with capital gains tax cut March 6, 2024 Today's Spring Budget saw landlords receive a surprise handout from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt after he cut the rate of capital gains tax applying to residential property by four per cent.
Britain needs to grow up – and have real conversations about the economy February 26, 2024 The UK’s economic problems clearly run deep, and tax cuts alone will not fix them, argues Julian Jessop
Starmer paid more than £99,000 in tax, latest return shows February 17, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer paid £99,431 in tax last year, according to a summary released by Labour, after making £275,000 in capital gains.
Rishi Sunak earned £2.2m and paid £508,000 in tax, documents show February 10, 2024 Rishi Sunak has published his tax documents, showing that he paid more than £500,000 in UK tax last year, as his total income rose to £2.2m.
Sunak promises tax cuts and tells doubters he is ‘totally up for the fight’ February 10, 2024 Hard work should be rewarded with tax cuts, Rishi Sunak has said, telling critics who doubt he can turn his party around that he is “totally up for the fight”.
UK’s biggest firms responsible for 10 per cent of entire Treasury take last year December 5, 2023 Tax contributions from the UK's biggest firms edged towards the £100bn mark in the last financial year
Just 100,000 Brits pay a quarter of all income and capital gains tax December 4, 2023 Britain’s top 100,000 taxpayers paid almost a quarter (24 per cent) of all income and capital gains tax in 2021/22, despite making up just 0.3 per cent of taxpayers, according to data obtained by retail investment group Wealth Club.
Would the rumoured inheritance tax cut see an exodus from AIM? November 22, 2023 Rumours have been swirling that the inheritance tax rate might be cut in the autumn statement. What could this mean for AIM?
The government cannot – and should not – intervene after every mishap June 22, 2023 Calls for some kind of mortgage relief are understandable. The hit to some homeowners, dealing with rapidly increased monthly payments, will be significant. But the government is absolutely right to resist the easy way out of bunging a few quid at mortgage-holders to make the problem go away, and ease their election woes. Britain has [...]