The new Finance Bill published today introduces two new taxes, taking the total number of taxes introduced this century to 20. Apart from two one-off levies, none of these or any other taxes have been abolished over this period. The two new taxes in the new Finance Bill are: A Residential Property Developer Tax (RPDT)… Read more »
A new ballistics study has revealed steel shot lethality is on a par with lead shot in ranges up to 50 yards. Commissioned by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Gun Trade Association (GTA), and undertaken at Cranfield University the study tested the theories behind moving two shot sizes larger when… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Bingo-lovers defied police in Westminster today to protest against the decline of bingo halls. As a heatwave descended on the capital around 200 protestors gathered opposite parliament to show their frustration at the governments’ tax changes which they blame for the decline. In this year’s Budget the government removed value-added tax from… Read more »
By Liz Stephens The Met Office has raised its heatwave plan to level three for London and south-east England, as the mercury is expected to hit 32C later today. The rise led to calls from the TUC for companies to relax dress policies and allow male staff to wear shorts during the hot weather to… Read more »
