FTSE 100 rebounds as easyJet nosedives September 13, 2021 London’s FTSE 100 index has climbed by 0.64 per cent today, up 45 points higher than the previous close at 7,074.07, after being boosted by financial stocks. Banking giants saw strong gains today with Lloyd’s Group up 2.6 per cent, Standard Chartered Bank lifted by 2.4 per cent and Barclays PLC climbing 2.2 per cent. Meanwhile, investment [...]
London markets dragged down by tax hikes as City mulls impact on portfolios September 8, 2021 The wave of tax hikes launched by prime minister Boris Johnson weighed on London markets today as investors mulled the implications of higher dividend taxes on their portfolios. The capital’s premier index dropped 0.75 per cent to close at 7,095.53 points, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 slid 1.03 per cent to 23,848.89 points. Markets were [...]
Tax hikes pull London markets down September 7, 2021 Sliding financial stocks pulled London markets down today after prime minister Boris Johnson announced a hike to dividend taxes and national insurance. The capital’s premier index fell, the FTSE 100, slipped 0.48 per cent to 7,152.75 points, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 had 0.62 per cent shaved off its value to fall to 24,097.48 points. [...]
PM hikes National Insurance and dividends tax by 1.25 per cent to pay for NHS and social care reform September 7, 2021 Britons will be hit with £12bn-a-year tax rises to pay for increases in NHS and social care spending, with National Insurance and dividends tax in Boris Johnson’s crosshairs. A new Health and Social Care Levy will effectively hike National Insurance Contributions for employees and employers by 1.25 per cent from April 2022, while taxes on [...]
Exclusive: National Insurance hiked by 135 per cent in 20 years, much faster than any other tax September 7, 2021 The government announced a new Health and Social Care Levy earlier today, which will effectively hike National Insurance Contributions for employees and employers by 1.25 per cent from April 2022. So how often are NICs used to pay for government investments and additional public spending? City A.M. studied the last twenty years. Tax receipts from [...]
PM hikes National Insurance, dividends tax to pay for social care reform : CityAM September 7, 2021 Britons will be hit with £12bn-a-year tax rises to pay for increases in NHS and social care spending, with National Insurance and dividends tax in Boris Johnson’s crosshairs. A new Health and Social Care Levy will effectively hike National Insurance Contributions for employees and employers by 1.25 per cent from April 2022, while taxes on [...]
Johnson to defy Tory MPs and launch £10bn-a-year tax hike to fund social care and NHS September 7, 2021 Prime minister Boris Johnson will defy a revolt among Tory MPs and scathing criticism and plough on with a hike to national insurance to generate more than £10bn a year to tackle the swelling backlog of NHS work and fix the UK’s ailing social care system. Johnson will today announce an at least one percentage [...]
Cairn Energy plans £500m shareholder bonanza following Indian tax windfall September 7, 2021 London-listed oil and gas firm Cairn Energy said this morning that a long-running tax dispute with India is nearing its conclusion, paving the way for a £506m handout to shareholders. Bosses said today they expect the country’s government to hand over close to £770m after officials seized a stake in its Indian operations as part [...]
Ashmore managed assets near $95bn as economic recovery ‘picks up’ September 3, 2021 Ashmore has seen its assets under management swell to a near $95bn over the past year, which its boss has put down to the “picking up” of economic recovery. Assets increased by 13 per cent to a total of $94.4bn in the year to 30 June, as it recorded an investment performance of $9.6bn. Shares [...]
Renaissance hedge fund execs to pay £5bn in back taxes September 3, 2021 Renaissance Technology executives and their family members have agreed to pay $7bn (£5bn) in back taxes and fines as part of a settlement with the US tax authority. The fines, which come as part of the largest tax settlement in US history, relate to trades made by the firm’s Medallion Fund between 2005 and 2015. [...]