The rate of UK inflation fell to 2.3% in the year to April, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Inflation is down from 3.2% in March and is the lowest level since September…
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The rate of UK inflation fell to 2.3% in the year to April, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Inflation is down from 3.2% in March and is the lowest level since September…
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said she was taking difficult decisions after a Treasury spending audit revealed £22 billion of unfunded pledges.
Ms Reeves confirmed that the Autumn…
The number of self-employed people aged 60 or over has reached a record level, according to analysis by Rest Less.
These numbers have increased by over a third in the past decade, totalling…
The Resolution Foundation has suggested that reforms to inheritance tax (IHT), capital gains tax (CGT) and national insurance (NI) could raise more than £20 billion a year.
The Foundation…
People selling unwanted items online can continue to do so without any new tax obligations, HMRC has confirmed.
The reminder comes as online platforms start sharing sales data with HMRC from…
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented his first Budget on Wednesday 11 March 2020. In his speech he stated 'we are at the beginning of a new era in this country. We have the freedom and the resources…
On 26 March, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a scheme to help self-employed workers who have been hit by the COVID-19 crisis.
Under the scheme, the government will pay self-employed people…
On 4 May 2020 the government launched a micro loan scheme for small businesses as it continues to try and mitigate the economic damage caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown.
The Bounce…
On 18 June, the Bank of England increased the stock of purchases of UK government bonds by an additional £100 billion to help boost the UK economy following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.The…
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