Scrap The Tourist Tax campaign was launched to echo business leaders’ pleas Open letter sets out how sectors are losing out to rival shopping heartlands Andrew Lloyd Webber has joined calls from some of the country’s best-known theatres and hotels in heaping further pressure on the Chancellor to ditch the tourist tax....
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By Harriet Line, Deputy Political Editor For The Daily Mail 20:07 23 Jun 2023, updated 22:21 23 Jun 2023 Industry bosses believe the Government’s decision is an ‘extraordinary own goal’ They say the economy desperately needs a shot in the arm amid high inflation High street giants today called on Jeremy...
When the tax was introduced in 2017 it affected only 200,000 owners The AA last night urged Ministers to set the threshold much higher More than two million UK drivers have been made to pay a controversial tax for luxury cars due to soaring inflation costs, The Mail on Sunday...
Residents whose town hall staff work a four-day week have seen their council tax hiked by more than almost anywhere else in the country over the past 30 years. Bills in South Cambridgeshire have soared from just £443 in 1993-94 to £2,176 now according to a report today marking the...
Nationwide has led a chorus of top building societies calling for the Government to spare hard-pressed savers from being dragged into paying a stealth tax. Current rules mean any interest earned on savings over £1,000 – or £500 for those in the higher rate income tax bracket – is subject...
One of central London’s oldest landlords has said that the Government’s refusal to ditch the tourist tax ‘clearly risks endangering’ jobs. Cadogan Estates, which owns giant swathes of Chelsea and Knightsbridge, said the loss of VAT-free shopping for overseas visitors could cause ‘irreversible damage’ to the capital. The landlord was...
Helen Thornley, of the Association of Taxation Technicians, said this extra allowance for passing on homes made it even harder for regular families to plan around the tax. She said: “It does not seem logical that the way you are taxed depends on where you hold your wealth. A person...
By Jessica Beard, Financial Mail On Sunday 21:50 03 Jun 2023, updated 21:50 03 Jun 2023 As interest rates rise, even savers with small nest eggs could breach allowance Basic rate taxpayers can earn up to £1,000, higher rate taxpayers can earn £500 Older savers, who rely on their savings...
By David Wilcock, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline 10:34 21 May 2023, updated 10:36 21 May 2023 Labour is under pressure to rule out expanding a Ulez-style emissions tax from London to other major cities in the UK if it wins the next election. A policy document drafted by Sir...