1+ day, 51+ min ago   (808+ words) Kemi Badenoch is preparing to put the abolition of inheritance tax at the centre of the Conservatives’ next election platform, as the party seeks to challenge Labour on the economy while fending off the growing threat from Reform UK. The…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (620+ words) Plans to align the UK’s Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax rates would represent a fundamental shift in the tax system and could discourage investment, according to Sean Drury, head of tax at Blick Rothenberg. Speculation over aligning the two…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (679+ words) English mayors are set to gain powers to impose uncapped taxes on overnight visitors, under plans that could increase the cost of hotel stays and holidays for British families as well as international tourists. The proposed “overnight visitor levy” would…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (671+ words) Primark is to introduce home delivery in Great Britain, marking a significant shift in strategy for the value fashion retailer after years of resisting full online shopping. Associated British Foods, Primark’s parent company, said it had acquired a highly automated…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (413+ words) More than 40 major retailers, including John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Pets at Home and Asda, are teaming up with the Department for Work and Pensions to offer up to 100,000 short-term work placements to 18- to 24-year-olds not in employment, education or training....

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (665+ words) Britain’s night-time economy has welcomed Chancellor John Healey’s emphasis on growth and wealth creation but warned that further tax increases could accelerate business closures across an already struggling sector. The intervention follows Mr Healey’s first major economic speech, in which…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (634+ words) Chris Rokos, one of Britain’s largest individual taxpayers, is reportedly preparing to leave the UK for Greece, as businesses and wealthy individuals await the government’s October Budget amid speculation of further tax increases. Rokos, the billionaire founder of hedge fund…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (890+ words) Households could be owed hundreds or even thousands of pounds in overpaid tax, with married couples, workers and people accessing their pensions among those being encouraged to check. From an overlooked marriage tax break to emergency tax applied to pension…...

1+ week, 43+ min ago   (1098+ words) Andy Burnham has been accused of “sacrificing British jobs” after Jaguar Land Rover announced plans to axe around 4,000 positions, with the majority of the cuts expected to hit its UK operations. The jobs bloodbath will pile further pressure on the…...

1+ week, 21+ min ago   (658+ words) The John Lewis Partnership is recruiting more than 10,400 seasonal workers for the Christmas period, with the retailer highlighting opportunities for young people as youth unemployment remains a persistent concern. The group, which owns John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets,…...