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There’s a way to make the council tax system fairer – if only we had the will
There’s a way to make the council tax system fairer – if only we had the will
Vikki Brownridge, CEO of StepChange Debt Charity, writes about how the government could reform the council tax system as too many people across the country face debt
How taxing private landlords helped 1.1 million renters become first-time buyers
How taxing private landlords helped 1.1 million renters become first-time buyers
Private landlords have faced increasing taxes since 2016 and it’s contributed to warnings of an exodus. But Joseph Rowntree Foundation analysis estimates that it has helped 1.1 million first-time buyers get on to the housing ladder
Taxing bank profits and gambling firms could raise billions. Here’s how it could help fix Britain
Taxing bank profits and gambling firms could raise billions. Here’s how it could help fix Britain
Britain’s Treasury is running on fumes. But a tax on gambling and on the banks could raise £14.6bn – and go a long way to fixing the country
Letters: Labour are all things to all people in the worst kind of way
Letters: Labour are all things to all people in the worst kind of way
Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?
Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?
Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Use council tax hike on second homes to build thousands of new community-led houses, experts say
Use council tax hike on second homes to build thousands of new community-led houses, experts say
Labour is ‘missing a trick’ by not taxing housing wealth, expert says
Labour is ‘missing a trick’ by not taxing housing wealth, expert says
Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor’s Spring Statement
Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor’s Spring Statement
Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions
Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions
Will bond market turmoil lead to spending cuts, higher taxes and austerity? Here’s what you need to know
Will bond market turmoil lead to spending cuts, higher taxes and austerity? Here’s what you need to know
Why Labour’s VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers
Why Labour’s VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers
Farmers have every right to complain – but their gripes are being hijacked by right-wing chancers
Farmers have every right to complain – but their gripes are being hijacked by right-wing chancers
The budget was a start from Labour – but we need much more to transform disabled people’s lives
The budget was a start from Labour – but we need much more to transform disabled people’s lives
‘It could have been from Gordon Brown’: Experts weigh in on how radical Labour’s budget really is
‘It could have been from Gordon Brown’: Experts weigh in on how radical Labour’s budget really is
‘We want a society that works for everyone’: These millionaires want Rachel Reeves to tax them more
‘We want a society that works for everyone’: These millionaires want Rachel Reeves to tax them more
Wealth is increasingly in the hands of winners. It’s why Labour must introduce a wealth tax
Wealth is increasingly in the hands of winners. It’s why Labour must introduce a wealth tax
Real change or austerity 2.0? Here’s how Labour can deliver a budget that works for everyone
Real change or austerity 2.0? Here’s how Labour can deliver a budget that works for everyone
Letters: We should scrap Trident so we can lift the two-child benefit cap
Letters: We should scrap Trident so we can lift the two-child benefit cap
UK’s tax system lets the wealthy off the hook, report finds – and traps Northerners in inequality
UK’s tax system lets the wealthy off the hook, report finds – and traps Northerners in inequality
Letters: I’m an anti-capitalist, non-binary vegan. Here’s what private school taught me
Letters: I’m an anti-capitalist, non-binary vegan. Here’s what private school taught me
Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories’ ‘triple lock plus’ pension pledge divides voters
Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories’ ‘triple lock plus’ pension pledge divides voters
National service for Gen Z, tax breaks for boomers: Why ‘desperate’ Tories are chasing older voters
National service for Gen Z, tax breaks for boomers: Why ‘desperate’ Tories are chasing older voters
All of Keir Starmer’s U-turns and abandoned policy pledges, from child benefits to private schools
All of Keir Starmer’s U-turns and abandoned policy pledges, from child benefits to private schools
DWP should keep targeting benefit fraud gangs – not disabled people and carers, campaigners say
