Welsh political party Plaid Cymru is set to propose drastic cuts in corporation tax to address the region's poor economic performance, stimulate start...
View articleThe Treasury has dismissed claims from the Confederation of British Industry that the business tax burden has increased by £47bn under the Labour gove...
View articleReforms to betting tax have succeeded in bringing offshore internet and telephone bookies back to the UK, according to a consultative document issued ...
View articleClaims that the government is still considering abolishing higher rate tax relief on pension contributions have been firmly rejected by Treasury finan...
View articleThe Inland Revenue has announced a new measure to allow companies early corporation tax relief for money paid to a Share Incentive Plan (SIP). Read Mo...
View articleBusiness organisations have warned ministers that plans to tax capital gains in the same way as income would be too complex and could drain their cash...
View articleGordon Brown may need to find ways to help stimulate the economy, but cutting corporation tax is not the answer, according to finance directors. Read ...
View articleBusiness leaders have hit out at the 'flawed design' of the government's new energy tax, which they claimed hits the competitiveness of half UK's manu...
View articleThe government is to abolish stamp duty on business property purchases in the 2,000 most deprived wards in the UK. Chancellor Gordon Brown announced t...
View articleThe chairman of the UK Film Council has called for a 'reality check' and a review of the industry's tax breaks to encourage distributors to take up mo...
View articleThe government is coming under mounting pressure for a Commons debate on the effect on jobs of raising Corporation Tax on North Sea oil and gas to 40%...
View articleThe government is to abolish Stamp Duty on business property purchases in the 2,000 most deprived wards in the UK. Read More...
View articleBusiness leaders have hit out the 'flawed design' of the government's new energy tax, which they claim has hit the competitiveness of half the UK's ma...
View articleThe creators of comic book character Judge Dredd are looking to attract investors to its recently launched film company by taking advantage of tax bre...
View articleLucent Technologies, the beleaguered telecoms equipment manufacturer, has benefited from an astonishing $1bn (£600m) tax rebate from the US government...
View articleA tense stand-off between charity finance directors and the Department of Trade & Industry has been relaxed after Customs & Excise made it clear that ...
View articleHomestyle, the UK furniture retailer, was left reeling yesterday after it learned that it may have to pay an extra £23m in sales taxes. Read More...
View articleThe Institute of Directors yesterday called on the government to drop plans to tax companies on unrealised gains. Read More...
View articleLucrative tax services provided by auditors could be next in the firing line according to one of the newly elected US watchdogs. Read More...
View articleIn an attempt to play down fears of further tax hikes, the Treasury has said that Gordon Brown could borrow a further £70bn and still meet his 'golden...
View articleSteps are to be taken to speed up the rate at which tax credits raisedthrough the Landfill Tax are spent cleaning up the environment. Read More...
View articleGordon Brown is rumoured to be set to double tax rates on landfill sites and introduce the long mooted tax on plastic carrier bags. Read More...
View articleWork and Pensions secretary Andrew Smith has stepped up government attempts to rubbish reports that plans are being laid to scrap higher rate tax reli...
View articleGibraltar is hoping that planned changes to its business tax regime will be approved by the European Union. Read More...
View articleBritain remained an averagely taxed economy compared with its rich competitor nations in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, th...
View articleThe European Commission has launched a state aid inquiry into the planned reform of Gibraltar's company taxation laws. Read More...
View articleA new form of tax relief plus giving is being urged by the left-leaning Institute for Public Policy Research in a bid to rid the accounts of British p...
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