Financial Markets
3 weeks ago
The minister in charge of tax expressed support for a strategy to undermine evidence from a whistleblower who uncovered the notorious Goldman Sachs "sweetheart" deal, according to emails seen by the Guardian.
Financial Markets
3 weeks ago
Goldman Sachs’ deal with U.K. officials that saved the bank as much as $31m in taxes, according to an advocacy group, will be reviewed at a two-day hearing starting Thursday.
Enterprise
by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 1 month ago
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Financial Markets
2 months ago
Hundreds of millionaires working in Britain's banks will save an average of almost £54,000 when the top rate of tax is cut this weekend, according to figures compiled by the Labour party.
Economics
by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 2 months ago
George Osborne is facing growing calls to cut taxes on middle class incomes after drawing nearly a million extra people into the 40% tax band since becoming chancellor, with another 400,000 expected to join their ranks in the coming tax year.
VideoFinancial Markets
3 months ago
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UK
by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 3 months ago
People who are struggling to pay the mooted mansion tax on Britain's most expensive homes could remortgage their houses to help meet the bill, the Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, suggested on Wednesday.
UK
by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 3 months ago
Labour are piling pressure on the Liberal Democrats to vote with the opposition and against their Conservative coalition partners in favour of a mansion tax on Britain's most expensive homes.
UK
by The Guardian (RSS feed) - 3 months ago
The Liberal Democrats are considering an assault on pensioners' anomalous tax privileges by imposing national insurance on any earned income, and capital gains tax on property or assets sold at death.
Financial Markets
3 months ago
Barclays is ordering temporary workers to establish themselves as VAT-registered company contractors in a tactic that has been labelled an "extremely cynical ploy" to avoid paying national insurance contributions (NICs).