A report from a group of health professional bodies advocates introducing a tax on red meat in order to reduce the speed of climate change and make our population healthier. They suggest that, unless the [...]
The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic is, as expected, enormous. The U.K.’s national debt is now over £2 trillion. An impossible number to imagine. And this takes us into debt that’s over 100% of [...]
Researchers at the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), based in the Economics Department of Warwick University, demonstrate how much migrants are bringing into the UK economy. Migrants in the top 1% [...]
We know, this isn’t quite the first year living away from home experience you were expecting. Another awful impact of COVID-19. Well done if you’re managing to learn anything at all, online or in socially [...]
HMRC’s constant battle against tax evasion includes a continuing conversation with cryptocurrency platforms. One such company, Coinbase, has recently informed its clients that HMRC will have access to their data. Does this mean that cryptoasset [...]
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is worth an estimated £17.5 billion. He made his money as the founder, chief executive and major shareholder of Ineos, a diverse chemicals company. The Queen honoured him with a knighthood in [...]
The Inheritance Tax (IHT) threshold has remained £325,000 for many years. But the hike in property prices means that an increasing number of estates are becoming liable for IHT. From 2017, the government introduced a [...]
Google tells its thousands of advertising customers that they will be paying extra for ad space on YouTube and Google from November 2020. The UK's new Digital Services Tax comes into practice this year and [...]
In April 2021, the new charge for single use carrier bags in English shops will double to 10p and it will apply in all shops regardless of size. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland all have [...]
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), or furlough scheme, was a short term solution to the COVID-19 lockdown. It was never a long term fix. Its main aim was to help businesses and their employees [...]
