Council tax will raise an extra £7.5bn a year after Rishi Sunak move

Council tax is on track to raise an extra £7.5billion a year after Rishi Sunak gave town halls permission to put bills up by 5 per cent. The government’s watchdog has estimated that the levy bring in another £1.8billion next month, suggesting two thirds of authorities will take advantage of the new freedom. And by … Read more

Council tax will raise an extra £7.5bn a year after Rishi Sunak move

Council tax is on track to raise an extra £7.5billion a year after Rishi Sunak gave town halls permission to put bills up by 5 per cent. The government’s watchdog has estimated that the levy bring in another £1.8billion next month, suggesting two thirds of authorities will take advantage of the new freedom. And by … Read more

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Let’s turn Britain into a giant Freeport, Rishi 

Rishi is continuing to dole out largesse like there’s no tomorrow. Yet still it’s not enough for some people. He is pictured above with the Prime Minister on a visit to Teesport yesterday My old mate Ron Todd, who used to run the Transport and General Workers’ Union, would grumble that no matter how good … Read more

Rishi Sunak’s ‘super deduction’ could let Amazon wipe out its corporation tax bill, campaigners warn

Rishi Sunak’s ‘super deduction’ could let Amazon wipe out its bill: Online giant’s corporation tax could be cut to zero, campaigners warn The online retail giant’s British sales soared 51 per cent to £19.4billion last year Its warehousing arm paid £6.3mil in tax in 2019 despite raking in £3bn in sales But campaign groups say … Read more

Well dressed Rishi! Stylist reveals the chancellor’s love of £xxxx skin-tight shirts

Rishi Sunak may have tightened the fiscal nation’s belt yesterday as he delivered the Budget, but stylists have revealed his wardrobe is no expenses spared, with a uniform of £160 skin-tight handcrafted shirts and £1,300 ankle-skimming suits. The politician, dubbed ‘Dishy Rishi’ by his female fans, recently marked a year in the role of Chancellor, … Read more

Well dressed Rishi! Stylist reveals the chancellor’s love of £xxxx skin-tight shirts

Rishi Sunak may have tightened the fiscal nation’s belt yesterday as he delivered the Budget, but stylists have revealed his wardrobe is no expenses spared, with a uniform of £160 skin-tight handcrafted shirts and £1,300 ankle-skimming suits. The politician, dubbed ‘Dishy Rishi’ by his female fans, recently marked a year in the role of Chancellor, … Read more

One in SIX will pay higher rate by 2026 after Rishi freezes thresholds

Budget 2021 at a glance Here are the main points of Rishi Sunak’s Budget: Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts economy will return to pre-Covid levels by the middle of 2022, six months earlier than previously thought. OBR forecast economy will grow this year by 4 per cent, by 7.3 per cent in 2022, then … Read more

Budget 2021: Fury over Rishi Sunak’s ‘stealth tax’ on the middle classes

The five-year freeze on income tax in yesterday’s Budget has been blasted as a ‘stealth and wealth tax’ which will drag 2.3 million workers into higher tax brackets. Rishi Sunak‘s decision not to raise income tax and National Insurance thresholds will amount to a pay cut in real terms for millions of hard-working, middle-class families. … Read more

Rishi Sunak defends income tax raid on low and middle earners

Budget 2021 at a glance Here are the main points of Rishi Sunak’s Budget: Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts economy will return to pre-Covid levels by the middle of 2022, six months earlier than previously thought. OBR forecast economy will grow this year by 4 per cent, by 7.3 per cent in 2022, then … Read more