Tax | Labour to block school fee VAT loophole

Many parents sending their children to private school would be looking to pay the fees in full for future school years to save costs but Labour has a plan for this

28 Jun 2024

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Tax | Election 2024: Lib Dem changes to employment law

Our Croner-i HR experts provide an overview of the Liberal Democrat manifesto proposals on changes to employment law and workers’ rights

27 Jun 2024

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Tax | Hunt ‘comes out of hiding’ in letter to Reeves

The Chancellor has contacted Rachel Reeves through a letter after new data shows the British public will pay £58.7bn more in taxes under a Labour government

26 Jun 2024

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Tax | Election 2024: Conservative changes to employment law

Our Croner-i HR experts provide an overview of the Conservative manifesto proposals on changes to employment law and workers’ rights

26 Jun 2024

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Tax | Election 2024: Labour changes to employment law

Our Croner-i HR experts provide an overview of Labour proposals for 20 changes to employment law, a priority for the first 100 days in power, including day one rights and removing distinction between employees and workers

25 Jun 2024

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Tax | Election 2024: tax policies by party

With two weeks to go until the general election on 4 July, find out how the main parties plan to change tax with our handy links

19 Jun 2024

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Tax | SNP wants devolved control of national insurance

The Scottish National Party has set out plans for fully devolved tax powers, with control of national insurance and VAT

19 Jun 2024

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Tax | Business rates need urgent reform for SMEs

With a number of parties setting out vague plans to reform business rates if they come to power, Warren Mead, CEO of Sumer, calls for an urgent overhaul of the ‘unfair’ system

17 Jun 2024

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Tax | Reform plans to raise tax free threshold to £20k in ‘radical’ contract

Nigel Farage’s party, Reform UK, has set out a ‘radical’ unfunded wish list  of policies to challenge Labour during the next parliament, acknowledging that it will not have many MPs

17 Jun 2024

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Tax | Plaid Cymru calls for more devolved tax powers

At the manifesto launch in Cardiff, Plaid Cymru called for an extension of tax powers to allow Wales to set its own tax bands and thresholds, and reform of the Barnett funding formula

13 Jun 2024

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Tax | Labour plans private equity tax and rise in overseas stamp duty

The end of capital gains tax loophole for private equity investors, a rise in overseas buyer stamp duty and more funding for HMRC all feature in the Labour manifesto 

13 Jun 2024

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Tax | What you need to know: VAT and private school fees

Angela Bedi, senior technical writer at Croner-i explains the practical implications to consider as schools and parents prepare for the new school year

13 Jun 2024

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Tax | Green Party plans wealth tax on assets over £10m

The Green Party calls for a wealth tax on millionaires kicking in at 1% on assets above £10m and extension of national insurance on all earnings for higher rate taxpayers

12 Jun 2024

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Tax | Homes under the CGT hammer

Most people selling their homes rely on Private Residence Relief (PRR) to avoid capital gains tax (CGT) but with increases to this on the horizon some may end up with higher tax bills when they move, says Chris Etherington

12 Jun 2024

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Tax | Conservatives plan NICs abolition for self employed

After a difficult week, PM Rishi Sunak has set out a raft of tax measures at the Conservative manifesto launch with plans to abolish main NICs rate for four million self employed workers

11 Jun 2024

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