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Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?
Wealth Tax

Brits overwhelmingly back a wealth tax on the ultra-rich. Would it work in the UK?

A wealth tax could be an ‘open goal for the government’, experts say. Here are the arguments for and against introducing a tax on the ultra-rich

Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market
Letters

Letters: Landlords should be made illegal to fix the housing market

The Welsh government explored the idea of compensating tenants when they are evicted, but ultimately rejected it. Were they right to do so?

Use council tax hike on second homes to build thousands of new community-led houses, experts say
Community housing

Use council tax hike on second homes to build thousands of new community-led houses, experts say

Local authorities in England can charge a 100% council tax premium on second homes from this month. It could bring in an additional £150m for councils and a portion of that should go to community groups to build homes, experts have said

Labour is ‘missing a trick’ by not taxing housing wealth, expert says
Housing

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
Spring Statement

Cuts, taxes and Labour dissent: What to expect from the chancellor’s Spring Statement

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Understanding your payslip: Making sense of deductions and contributions
Payslip

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
Bonds

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
Education

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
Adam Barnett

Farmers have every right to complain – but their gripes are being hijacked by right-wing chancers

‘We’ll have to get more militant’: The real winners and losers from the farm inheritance tax debate
Farming

‘We’ll have to get more militant’: The real winners and losers from the farm inheritance tax debate

The budget was a start from Labour – but we need much more to transform disabled people’s lives
Chloe Schendel-Wilson

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
Autumn budget

‘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
Wealth tax

‘We want a society that works for everyone’: These millionaires want Rachel Reeves to tax them more

Real change or austerity 2.0? Here’s how Labour can deliver a budget that works for everyone
Autumn budget

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

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
Taxes

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

Letters: I’m an anti-capitalist, non-binary vegan. Here’s what private school taught me

Taxes, benefit cuts and bad jokes: Key takeaways from the Tory general election manifesto launch
General Election 2024

Taxes, benefit cuts and bad jokes: Key takeaways from the Tory general election manifesto launch

Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories’ ‘triple lock plus’ pension pledge divides voters
General election 2024

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
General Election 2024

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
Labour

All of Keir Starmer’s U-turns and abandoned policy pledges, from child benefits to private schools

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Yes, National Insurance cuts have taken effect – but it doesn’t mean lower earners are better off
National insurance

Yes, National Insurance cuts have taken effect – but it doesn’t mean lower earners are better off

Jeremy Hunt’s decision to ignore homelessness emergency in Spring Budget is dangerous
Rick Henderson

Jeremy Hunt’s decision to ignore homelessness emergency in Spring Budget is dangerous

Letters: Our 20-year tax fight with HMRC made us ill
Letters

Letters: Our 20-year tax fight with HMRC made us ill

Wealth of world’s five richest men doubles as five billion people get poorer: ‘It’s not democratic’
Wealth tax

Wealth of world’s five richest men doubles as five billion people get poorer: ‘It’s not democratic’