Plaid Cymru proposes corporation tax cut
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Plaid Cymru proposes corporation tax cut

23y Liesbeth Evers

Plaid Cymru proposes corporation tax cut

Welsh political party Plaid Cymru is set to propose drastic cuts in corporation tax to address the region's poor economic performance, stimulate start...

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Treasury bites back at CBI
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Treasury bites back at CBI

24y David Rae

Treasury bites back at CBI

The Treasury has dismissed claims from the Confederation of British Industry that the business tax burden has increased by £47bn under the Labour gove...

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Betting tax reforms bring back bookies
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Betting tax reforms bring back bookies

24y our parliamentary staff

Betting tax reforms bring back bookies

Reforms to betting tax have succeeded in bringing offshore internet and telephone bookies back to the UK, according to a consultative document issued ...

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Higher rate tax relief on pensions to stay
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Higher rate tax relief on pensions to stay

24y our parliamentary staff

Higher rate tax relief on pensions to stay

Claims that the government is still considering abolishing higher rate tax relief on pension contributions have been firmly rejected by Treasury finan...

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Corporate tax relief for employee shares
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Corporate tax relief for employee shares

24y Liesbeth Evers

Corporate tax relief for employee shares

The 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...

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Industry warns corporation tax is too complex
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Industry warns corporation tax is too complex

24y Liesbeth Evers

Industry warns corporation tax is too complex

Business 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...

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'Corporation tax cuts won't work'
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'Corporation tax cuts won't work'

24y Paul Grant

'Corporation tax cuts won't work'

Gordon Brown may need to find ways to help stimulate the economy, but cutting corporation tax is not the answer, according to finance directors. Read ...

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'Inept' eco tax slammed
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'Inept' eco tax slammed

24y Philip Smith.

'Inept' eco tax slammed

Business 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...

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Tax: News in brief
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Tax: News in brief

24y Accountancy Age

Tax: News in brief

The 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...

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Tax review for British film industry
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Tax review for British film industry

24y David Rae

Tax review for British film industry

The 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...

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More pressure on Brown over oil taxes
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More pressure on Brown over oil taxes

24y our parliamentary staff

More pressure on Brown over oil taxes

The 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%...

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Brown extends help to deprived areas
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Brown extends help to deprived areas

24y our parliamentary staff

Brown extends help to deprived areas

The government is to abolish Stamp Duty on business property purchases in the 2,000 most deprived wards in the UK. Read More...

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Business bosses slam 'inept' eco tax
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Business bosses slam 'inept' eco tax

24y Philip Smith.

Business bosses slam 'inept' eco tax

Business 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...

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Judge Dredd creators eye film tax breaks
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Judge Dredd creators eye film tax breaks

24y Paul Grant

Judge Dredd creators eye film tax breaks

The creators of comic book character Judge Dredd are looking to attract investors to its recently launched film company by taking advantage of tax bre...

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$1bn tax rebate for Lucent
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$1bn tax rebate for Lucent

24y David Rae

$1bn tax rebate for Lucent

Lucent Technologies, the beleaguered telecoms equipment manufacturer, has benefited from an astonishing $1bn (£600m) tax rebate from the US government...

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VAT man shows some charity
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VAT man shows some charity

24y David Rae

VAT man shows some charity

A tense stand-off between charity finance directors and the Department of Trade & Industry has been relaxed after Customs & Excise made it clear that ...

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Homestyle shocked by tax bill
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Homestyle shocked by tax bill

24y David Rae

Homestyle shocked by tax bill

Homestyle, 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...

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Do not tax unrealised gains, say IoD
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Do not tax unrealised gains, say IoD

24y David Rae

Do not tax unrealised gains, say IoD

The Institute of Directors yesterday called on the government to drop plans to tax companies on unrealised gains. Read More...

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Tax services face ban in US
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Tax services face ban in US

24y Philip Smith.

Tax services face ban in US

Lucrative tax services provided by auditors could be next in the firing line according to one of the newly elected US watchdogs. Read More...

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No tax rises as Brown can borrow £70bn
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No tax rises as Brown can borrow £70bn

24y David Rae

No tax rises as Brown can borrow £70bn

In 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...

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Landfill credits to be speeded up
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Landfill credits to be speeded up

24y our parliamentary correspondent

Landfill credits to be speeded up

Steps 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...

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Brown set to implement plastic bags tax
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Brown set to implement plastic bags tax

24y David Rae

Brown set to implement plastic bags tax

Gordon 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...

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No plans for pension stealth tax
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No plans for pension stealth tax

24y our parliamentary staff

No plans for pension stealth tax

Work and Pensions secretary Andrew Smith has stepped up government attempts to rubbish reports that plans are being laid to scrap higher rate tax reli...

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Gibraltar expects EU nod on tax changes
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Gibraltar expects EU nod on tax changes

24y AccountancyAge.com

Gibraltar expects EU nod on tax changes

Gibraltar is hoping that planned changes to its business tax regime will be approved by the European Union. Read More...

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Britain is an averagely taxed nation
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Britain is an averagely taxed nation

24y Accountancy Age

Britain is an averagely taxed nation

Britain remained an averagely taxed economy compared with its rich competitor nations in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, th...

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Gibraltar's tax laws under EC scrutiny
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Gibraltar's tax laws under EC scrutiny

24y Accountancy Age

Gibraltar's tax laws under EC scrutiny

The European Commission has launched a state aid inquiry into the planned reform of Gibraltar's company taxation laws. Read More...

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Political sleaze targeted by new tax relief
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Political sleaze targeted by new tax relief

24y our parliamentary staff

Political sleaze targeted by new tax relief

A 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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