4+ day, 22+ 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, 21+ hour ago   (183+ words) Ed Miliband has faced a growing backlash over the UK’s decision to impose sanctions … More than one million people in Britain could lose access to piped drinking water in a major infrastructure failure, according to a revised government assessment that…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (611+ words) The mortgage lending industry has long been a cutthroat business, but the basis of competition is shifting. While rates, loan offerings, and pricing will always be relevant in guiding borrower selections, they no longer solely define who rises above the…...

6+ day, 4+ 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…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1073+ words) Britain risks deepening its economic malaise by raising taxes again, a former adviser to three US presidents has warned, as pressure mounts on Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey ahead of next month’s Budget. Arthur Laffer, the influential American economist…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (832+ words) Chancellor John Healey has warned that his first Budget could involve difficult decisions as the economic consequences of Donald Trump’s war with Iran feed through into inflation, growth and government borrowing costs. The warning comes after a sharp rise in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (911+ words) Andy Burnham needs to get a grip on gilts before Britain faces another Truss-style market meltdown, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations. Nigel Green of deVere Group’s comments come as UK borrowing costs…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (520+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham is facing mounting pressure to raise taxes in his first Autumn Budget as a surge in UK borrowing costs threatens to deepen a £14bn gap in the public finances. Burnham repeatedly declined to say whether he would…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (645+ words) A potential backlash against Andy Burnham is taking shape in London, with almost two-thirds of the capital’s residents fearing that the new Government’s policies could leave their households worse off, according to research from Novuna Personal Finance. The warning comes…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (313+ words) Most businesses will never present research at a conference, but the finding lands close to home. Every explainer video, product demo, radio advert and on-hold message is a moment where a customer forms a judgement about your company, partly on…...