Benefits clerk swindled public out of £50,000 to fund social life
A benefits clerk employed to check for bogus claims stole £50,000 by making such claims of her own to pay off debts with payday lender Wonga.Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2015
SMEs still struggling to secure bank loans
Banks rejected an estimated £1.44billion in credit applications from small and medium-sized businesses in just three months.Continue reading
Tax avoidance crackdown pledge
The Prime Minister has vowed to crack down on tax avoidance if the Conservatives get in at the next General Election.Continue reading
Disappointing tax receipts could cost government £100billion
Labour has claimed that the Treasury stands to lose up to £100billion in revenue as a result of sluggish wage growth.Continue reading
Cheapskate bosses scam 250,000 workers out of minimum wage
New scams are being used by firms to avoid paying a quarter of a million UK workers the legal minimum wage.Continue reading
Skills shortage and red tape halt SME growth, survey finds
SMEs in the UK feel stifled by skills shortage and red tape according to a new survey.Continue reading
How tax-efficient are your finances?
With only three months of the financial year remaining, people are being urged to take a look at their tax planning.Continue reading
Workers’ wages expected to rise above inflation
Business leaders expect to raise workers’ wages above the level of inflation during 2015, despite continued concerns about the global economy and the outlook for Britain.Continue reading
From baffling to bizarre – the reasons people give for missing tax deadlines
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) this week published the “top ten terrible excuses” it received from people who failed to file their tax returns on time.Continue reading
Tories accuse Labour of planning tax bombshell
George Osborne has claimed that a future Labour government would demand billions more in taxes.Continue reading
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