The countdown to Christmas has begun: Christmas Day is less than seven weeks away. Being a godless heathen who also dislikes rampant consumerism, I’m no fan of Christmas. Indeed, at this time of year, I transmute into Ebenezer Scrooge from “A Christmas Carol”: “Christmas… a humbug, a waste of time and money. A false and commercial festival, devoutly to be ignored.”
Tag: Tax
This Is Money: Council Tax Bills Set To Double
At least half of English households face huge council tax increases under a nationwide reassessment of property values by a ‘Big Brother’ computer
Scotsman: Treasury Urged To Raise Savings Limits For Isas
THE announcement by Ed Balls, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, that Individual Savings Accounts will be retained beyond their current 2010 lifespan has done little to halt the investment industry’s call for more generous tax breaks for UK savers.
Scotsman: Trust In Choice
ZURICH has launched a new trust to give intermediaries and their customers even more choice for inheritance tax planning.
This Is Money: Sky Broadband Starts To Pay For Itself
Pay television company BSkyB said today it has signed up 113,000 customers to its new broadband service but pre-tax profits still slipped 17%
This Is Money: Town Hall Pension Bill Is Up By £580m
Taxpayers were hit with a £580m increase in the pension bill for town hall workers last year, new figures show
Motley Fool: ISAs Are Forever!
Good news for all ISA savers – the Government has announced they are to stay, indefinitely. Treasury minister Ed Balls made the announcement whilst speaking at the Pep and ISA Managers Association conference, and the news is bound to please a lot of people. What’s more, the maxi/mini ISA distinction will also be removed, making the savings scheme simpler for everyone to understand.
This Is Money: Ryanair Boss In Four-letter Tax Blast
Michael O’Leary has delivered a four-letter attack on calls for green taxes on air travel to combat climate change
This Is Money: Stealth Taxes
The Daily Mail City team explain, or try to, the murky and complex world of stealth taxes
This Is Money: Boost For Tax-free Saving
Changes to the rules governing tax-free Isa savings were announced by the Treasury this afternoon