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Climate Change Committee calls for higher tax on household gas January 7, 2022
Following COP26, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has urged the government to introduce a higher tax on household gas. In its recommendation to the government, the Committee stated that taxes should be used to make fossil fuel heating more expensive to help reach the government’s Net Zero ambitions. The CCC also recommended that the Treasury
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New Covid restrictions are a ‘setback for businesses’, warns CBI January 7, 2022
New restrictions in England aimed at limiting the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 are a ‘setback for businesses’ the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned. The new rules, require masks in most public places, including theatres and cinemas. In addition, people will be asked to work from home where possible From the
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Gender pay gap has seen ‘barely any change’ over past 25 years, IFS finds December 9, 2021
A report published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has suggested that the gender pay gap ‘has barely shifted’ in the past 25 years. The business group found that the pay gap remains, ‘despite the fact that women are now considerably more likely than men to be graduates’. According to the research, working-age women
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Government responds to OTS report on CGT December 9, 2021
As part of its Tax Administration and Maintenance (TAM) Day, the government responded to a two-part review of capital gains tax (CGT) published by the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS). Earlier this year, following a request from Chancellor Rishi Sunak, the OTS made a series of recommendations for simplifying CGT. These included the integration of
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Government sets out tax details on TAM Day December 9, 2021
The UK government has marked the inaugural Tax Administration and Maintenance (TAM) Day with the release of 30 papers covering a wide range of tax issues. Chancellor Rishi Sunak made the commitment to have a TAM Day in the Autumn Budget. The aim was for a dedicated day for the administration and maintenance of the
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