Income tax likely to go up if national insurance scrapped, Hunt suggests

Income tax may eventually have to be raised to pay for abolishing national insurance, Jeremy Hunt has suggested the day after delivering the government’s spring…

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Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt announces 2p cut in national insurance

Jeremy Hunt has announced a 2p national insurance cut in his budget as a pre-election gambit to revive flatlining opinion poll ratings and reboot Britain’s…

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Self-assessment tax return: the dos and don’ts to ensure you don’t pay too much

There are just over two weeks to go before the deadline to file self-assessment tax returns for 2022-23. This year about 12 million people have…

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One in five workers will be higher-rate taxpayers by 2027 – IFS

One in four teachers and one in eight nurses will be higher-rate taxpayers by 2027 as a result of the government’s record freeze on income…

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Rising bills and tax hikes to make UK families hundreds of pounds worse off

A wave of rising bills and tax hikes coming into effect in April will leave a family on a £50,000 annual income almost £700 a…

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Jeremy Hunt’s ‘stealth’ income tax rise: here’s how it will affect you

The government’s decision to freeze income tax thresholds means nearly 3 million low- and middle-income Britons will have to pay basic or higher-rate tax for…

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Self-assessment: tips for filing your UK tax return to avoid risk of a £100 fine

If you are among the 12.2 million people required to file a self-assessment tax return but are yet to complete it, you’d better get your…

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Record number of Britons file tax returns on Christmas Day

While most households spent the holidays feasting and visiting relatives and friends, others apparently decided Christmas was the season to catch up on admin, with…

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How the autumn statement will impact households, from single mums to married pensioners

The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has pressed the button on a new wave of austerity in an autumn statement that will bring to an end eight…

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