Taxpayers
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Job fears as HMRC confirms plans to close 137 offices
HM Revenue and Customs is planning to close 137 offices under a modernisation programme. A total of 13 new regional centres will be opened over the next five years. The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union said the cuts would pose a
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Data reveals drinkers are not burden to taxpayer
English drinkers subsidise non-drinkers by £6.5 billion a year, a report claims. The direct costs of alcohol use to the government in England – including NHS, police, criminal justice and welfare costs – amount to £3.9
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Millions 'wrongly paid to students'
Millions of pounds of taxpayers' money was wrongly paid out to EU students after the Government allowed a rapid expansion of alternative higher education colleges, MPs have warned. Ministers and officials have also been unable to say how
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Will pension freedom create double trouble for taxpayers?
Those close enough to age 55, or those over it, may be looking forward to getting their hands on their pension pot in April but for those of us a few decades from retirement may have cause to worry. While I've written plenty about the
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Taxpayers to foot '£3bn' palace restoration bill
The planned restoration of the Palace of Westminster could cost taxpayers more than £3 billion, it has been claimed. An expert who led an examination of options for renovating the historic building told BBC2's Newsnight that it was
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Forget tax evaders, it's the tax avoiders we should be tackling
Chancellor George Osborne is looking happy this week. Along with 50 other countries he has signed an agreement to share individuals' tax details in an effort to get those who evade tax to cough up. Finance ministers from around the world
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Staff and taxpayers big winners in Virgin Money float
Virgin Money announced details of its long-awaited stock market flotation today. The move will see £50 million returned to the taxpayer following its agreement to buy Northern Rock in 2011, while each employee will be awarded £1,000 worth of
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