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Archive: Tax
Comment: The coalition has failed stay-at-home mums again
The current tax code discriminates against single-income households. If the coalition is as family friendly as they claim, this needs to change.
Comment: The government's four tax problems
Cable ready for coalition struggle over mansion tax
Comment: Mitchell and Osborne are the least of our troubles
Eastleigh by-election: Clegg declares war on Conservative challengers
Nick Clegg mounted a strong attack on his coalition colleagues today, as the Eastleigh by-election campaign began in earnest.
Osborne risks wrath of the mummies
Working mothers face a real-terms cut in benefits as a result of George Osborne's autumn statement, prompting Labour to attack the chancellor's 'mummy tax'.
Starbucks backs down: 'We'll pay £10million extra in tax'
Starbucks has agreed to pay £20million more tax this year after coming under fire for its tax avoidance policies.
Parliament's judgement on Starbucks and Amazon: 'Outrageous and immoral'
MPs have condemned the tax avoidance measures of big multinational companies like Starbucks as an "insult" to British businesses.
Comment: Dorries' Z-list career won't save British politics
"Watching Nadine Dorries covered in bugs and eating a goat’s unmentionables has made me really believe politicians understand the problems I face”, said no one, ever….
Treasury winks set to avert fuel duty rebellion
A potential Conservative backbench rebellion over fuel duty appears to have been averted by promises that January's planned increase will be put off.
HSBC accused of holding criminal assets
HMRC is investigating claims that Britain's biggest bank HSBC has been storing millions of pounds belonging to some of the country's most notorious criminals.
Price of a pint: The war against beer tax
Pub goers could enjoy significantly cheaper pints if a group of MPs manage to force a U-turn on beer tax later this week.
Comment: Mitchell and Osborne are the least of our troubles
Ignore Osborne's rail fiasco and Mitchell's 'pleb' outburst. The real scandal is the government's refusal to support British business.
Facebook condemned over tax avoidance
Facebook has been branded the 'unsocial network' after it paid corporation tax of just £238,300 last year despite a declared turnover of over £20 million.
Tory backbenchers propose alternative manifesto
Britain should build "excellence academies" for the brightest pupils and introduce a national "debt brake" according to the Free Enterprise Group of backbench Conservatives.
Poll: Public reject 50p tax cut
The vast majority of voters think the government should cancel the reduction in the top rate of tax from 50% to 45%.
The all-new left-wing Nick Clegg?
Nick Clegg took a decisive swerve to the left today, as he opened the Liberal Democrat conference with an attack on Labour's approach to the banks and Tory backbenchers approach to coalition.
Clegg looks to hit rich quick with wealth tax
Nick Clegg has called for a fresh wealth tax to "hardwire fairness" into Britain.
World's richest 'hiding £12.5tn offshore'
The world's "increasingly borderless" economy has helped rich individuals 'hide' over £12.5 trillion in offshore accounts, it has emerged.
Cardinal slams 'immoral' PM over Robin Hood tax
Protecting the City while neglecting Britain's struggling families is "immoral", according to Scotland's senior Catholic.
Budget 2012 sketch: More tax cuts, Gromit?
The biggest cheer during this year's Budget was not about the top rate of income tax, or extra cash for businesses, or that the economic forecasts are improving. It was about whether Wallace and Gromit would remain in the UK.
Budget 2012: The statement which shows where your tax money goes
Taxpayers will receive a statement showing how much of their income is paid to the state and what it is spent on, according to new plans.
Budget 2012: New 45p top rate possible
The 2012 budget will cut the 50p tax rate down to 45p, according to a report.
Comment: The government's four tax problems
Since the poll tax, successive governments have been terrified of radical tax policies.
Comment: How wartime finance could reduce the deficit
If you want radical solutions to government debt, you could start by looking at Churchill.
Cable ready for coalition struggle over mansion tax
Homes worth over £1 million could find themselves facing the Liberal Democrats' 'mansion tax'.
Cable fined over missed tax bill
Business secretary Vince Cable has been rapped for failing to pay a tax bill worth as much as £25,000.
Comment: Tackling tax avoidance is political, not practical
Last year almost £24 billion was lost through incorrect tax returns and unpaid VAT. So why is the priority the £2.5 billion lost through tax avoidance?
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