5p carrier bag charge to be implemented by high street retailers from Monday
New rules from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) mean that more high street stores will be charging 5p for every plastic bag given to a customer.Continue reading
Savers see Isa rates fall to a record low
Average cash Isa rates have fallen to just 1.43 per cent as providers continue to steer away from new tax-free offerings, Bank of England data has found.Continue reading
CEBR predicts that interest rates will not go up before summer 2016
Due to the fact that the UK’s economic recovery has slowed down, which is partly due to the fallout from problems in China, the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has stated that interest rates will not rise before the end of summer next year.Continue reading
Bank of England warns that buy-to-let boom could pose risk to UK economic recovery
The Bank of England has issued a warning that in the event of UK house prices falling there could be major repercussions, resulting in a UK economic recovery setback.Continue reading
Savings rates are on the rise
The majority of high street banks in Britain have increased their rates for savers, though National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has gone against the market trend and decided to cut the rate on its Direct Isa, meaning it will be 1.25 per cent from 16th November.Continue reading
Clash in Bank of England when it comes to interest rates
Interest rates are set to rise despite turmoil in the global economy… or are they? It seems officials at the Bank of England have different opinions.Continue reading
Almost a quarter of HMRC tax investigations last for 12 months
According to recent figures, 23 per cent of HMRC’s tax investigations take more than a year, and a small number – 3,800 out of 115,000 local tax office cases – were not resolved even after a period of three years.Continue reading
UK’s rail network adds ‘up to £10.1 billion’ each year to the economy
£10.1 billion is added to the UK economy every year by the nation’s rail network, according to a recent report published by Oxera, an economic analysis firm.Continue reading
EU official calls for greater co-operation to tackle tax avoidance
The president of the European Commission has issued a damning indictment of the EU’s corporate tax rules, saying in no uncertain terms that the current system is “unfit for purpose.”Continue reading
Wage earning growth hits six-year high
Promising new figures, released earlier this week, show that average earnings in the UK are growing at the fastest rate for six years.Continue reading
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