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Stamp duty move 'to have no effect'
The Treasury's temporary increase in the stamp duty threshold looks like having little impact on the property market with eight out of 10 people saying it would not encourage them to move, a survey has found.
05-Sep-2008 -
VAT rates under pressure in Europe
Rates of VAT in Europe are coming under pressure as the credit crunch and turmoil in the financial markets take their toll, according to outsourcing specialists TMF.
05-Sep-2008 -
Energy windfall tax still possible
Disclosures that the biggest energy companies increased their dividend pay-outs to shareholders by £257m last year have increased the pressure for a windfall tax.
05-Sep-2008 -
Brown accused of fuel tax rip-off
Gordon Brown has been accused of being happy for fuel companies to rip-off consumers because of the added tax take the Government was getting.
04-Sep-2008 -
Salmond announces tax Bill plan
Alex Salmond has told MSPs that a bill to scrap the council tax in Scotland is to be introduced in the coming parliamentary year.
03-Sep-2008 -
Nationalists called on tax plan
Alex Salmond's government has been asked to clarify the future of what Labour calls the "discredited" local income tax plan.
03-Sep-2008 -
Firm focus on tax and innovation
Some of the most experienced company tax-credit negotiators in the country will be addressing a seminar being staged by UK Trade & Investment on September 15.
03-Sep-2008 -
Council clamps down on tax cheats
A local authority is hoping that a blitz against council tax cheats could raise £1 million a year for services.
02-Sep-2008 -
Stamp duty holiday for some buyers
Home-buyers may save up to £1,750 when purchasing certain properties thanks to a stamp duty exemption announced by the Chancellor.
02-Sep-2008 -
Tories criticised over tax proposal
Labour have accused the Tories of offering "tax cuts for millionaires" as new proposals on the inheritance tax threshold were put forward by the opposition.
02-Sep-2008