Tax rises

Pension triple lock to cost taxpayers an extra £10bn a year by 2034

Business
Robert Johnson

The triple lock will cost households around £10bn extra a year by 2034, prompting warnings that taxpayers will be forced to work ...

Labour tax rises are as sure as night follows day, says Jeremy Hunt

U.K.
William Turner

Mr Hunt will add that Britain needs to become more like the low-tax economies of North America and Asia and less like ...

Stealth tax raid on 1.6m pensioners

Business
Robert Johnson

The revelation comes as pensioners were hit in the pocket because they did not benefit from National Insurance cuts in the last ...

Pensioners suffer biggest losses from Tory tax raid as Hunt boosts millennials

U.K.
William Turner

Pensioners will not benefit from the National Insurance reductions because they are already exempt from paying it. Many have private pensions as ...

How taxes have soared to a near-record high under Tory rule

Business
Robert Johnson

It marks a difficult legacy for the Conservative Party after 14 years in power and with its ratings at their lowest level ...

Pensioners forced to ‘gamble’ on size of tax-free allowance

Business
Robert Johnson

In this case they can apply for a “transitional tax-free amount certificate”. This is designed to show their “true” position, by adding ...

Sellers on eBay, Vinted and Etsy hit with tax crackdown

Business
Robert Johnson

The tax man has launched a new crackdown on “side hustlers” who make money from selling items online. From the New Year, ...

The red tape crisis choking Britain’s self-employed

Business
Robert Johnson

It used to be the case that contractors would evaluate their own IR35 status. But reforms introduced in 2017 and 2020 shifted ...