Taxes
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Hospital car parks returning over £200 million a year
NHS hospital car parking charges have come under fire after it was revealed the fees bring in around £200 million a year in England.Branded 'a tax on sick people', the news will no doubt enrage those who have to pay extortionate costs in
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Most Scots 'against tax hikes'
Fewer than one in 10 Scots want MSPs to increase tax rates when new responsibilities for income tax are devolved to Holyrood, a new poll has found. While 9% of those surveyed said the Scottish Parliament should impose higher income tax rates,
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Taxes are adding at least £60 to cost of holidays
UK holidaymakers will each pay around £62 in taxes per holiday in 2015. That's according to new figures from the TaxPayers' Alliance, which revealed holiday taxes have increased sharply over the last seven years. Indeed, it claimed
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Homeowners 'spend up to £40,000 on Stamp Duty'
The average homeowner will spend nearly £10,000 in Stamp Duty costs over their lifetime in order to move up the housing ladder - while some can spend up to £40,000, a report suggests. Across England and Wales, someone who had bought their first
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Queen's speech greeted with praise (and fury)
The first all-Conservative Queen's Speech for two decades drew praise, anger and concern. While much of the reaction will focus on the future of the UK's membership of the European Union, human rights and immigration, the speech drew
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Cut spending, don't hike taxes - IoD
The government must bring down the deficit, while making infrastructure and education its top priorities, members of the Institute of Directors have said. A survey of 1,211 members, conducted immediately after the general election, reveals
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50p tax rate 'should only be temporary' - Labour
A new 50p top rate of income tax for high earners should only be a temporary measure, Chuka Umunna said. Labour is committed to reintroducing the higher charge on those earning over £150,000 that was ditched by the coalition government. But the
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