Rachel Reeves says Labour IS willing to hike taxes to fix social care

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says Labour IS willing to hike taxes to fix the nation’s social care crisis as she blasts Boris Johnson for failing to grasp the issue and accuses him of ‘letting down the people of this country’ Rachel Reeves said Labour willing to have ‘difficult conversations’ on social care Shadow chancellor said … Read more

Today: Allison Langdon snaps at Karl Stefanovic for joke about her taxes

‘That’s not true!’ Today host Allison Langdon snaps at Karl Stefanovic for saying she hasn’t lodged her taxes in a decade By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:24 BST, 30 June 2021 | Updated: 02:31 BST, 30 June 2021 Allison Langdon snapped at her Today co-host Karl Stefanovic on Wednesday after he fired off … Read more

Courtney Love allegedly owes more than $357K in taxes, according to California tax officials

Courtney Love allegedly owes more than $357K in taxes, according to California tax officials By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 01:47 BST, 25 June 2021 | Updated: 01:49 BST, 25 June 2021 Courtney Love owes more $357,260.94 in back taxes, according to The State of California Franchise Tax Board. The singer-songwriter, 56, was one of the celebs … Read more

UPS refused to deliver my gold coin from Belgium unless I paid £368 in taxes

I recently ordered a Queen’s Beasts 1oz gold coin from a company based in Belgium for £1,760 and it was dispatched using UPS. After a few false emails telling me it was going to be delivered, my wife waited in all day for it not to arrive. Later that night, I received an email from … Read more

Alistair Darling warns Rishi Sunak not to increase taxes

Labour ex-chancellor Alistair Darling warns Rishi Sunak it would be a ‘big mistake’ to increase taxes now and it could ‘derail’ the UK’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis Ex-chancellor Alistair Darling warned Rishi Sunak not to increase taxes at Budget Lord Darling said it would be a ‘big mistake’ for Mr Sunak to put up … Read more

SIR JOHN REDWOOD MP: It’s a simple law of nature: low taxes stimulate growth

SIR JOHN REDWOOD MP: It’s a simple law of nature: low taxes stimulate growth By John Redwood For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:07 GMT, 27 February 2021 | Updated: 02:30 GMT, 28 February 2021 The way to get the colossal deficit down is to promote and encourage growth. And allow people back to work … Read more

City giants call for cuts to red tape and taxes

City giants call for cuts to red tape and taxes to boost Britain’s financial sector after Brexit Finance firms want it to be easier for professionals from abroad to work in the UK The cap on bankers’ bonuses could be ditched to make the Square Mile more attractive to top talent Lobbying offensive comes amid … Read more

DAVID DAVIS: Rishi must NOT raise taxes. He should be bold and CUT them like Reagan 

The mutterings that keep emerging from the Treasury about increasing taxes to balance the books are economically incomprehensible. Such action would not only be wrong, it would be completely counter-productive. We Tories must be honest with ourselves and with the public: There is no way we can balance the costs of the crisis in the … Read more

Coronavirus recovery: Even Keir Starmer doesn’t want to raise taxes and warns against austerity

Sir Keir Starmer has warned that tax rises and austerity risk ‘choking off’ a rapid economic revival after the coronavirus pandemic. The Labour leader said he wanted to model the UK’s recovery on Clement Attlee’s post-Second World War strategy to restore Britain’s ‘backbone’.  ‘In the short term, you don’t balance the books and you don’t … Read more

Rishi Sunak told hiking taxes in Budget will hit UK economy hard

Rishi Sunak was today warned that hiking taxes too early risks wrecking the fledgling economic recovery as a think-tank said the UK faces the biggest hit in the G7   The respected NIESR urged the Chancellor to be cautious in his Budget next month, despite hints that he intends to start repairing the battered public finances.  … Read more