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Unions propose tax changes to raise £1.3bn a year

Scotland’s trade unions have set out proposals for a range of tax increases and reforms they say could raise an extra £1.3 billion next year. Ahead of Deputy First Minister John Swinney’s budget later this month, the Scottish Trades Union Congress ...

05 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Faith leaders put pressure on Government over two-child benefit cap

Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have been urged to scrap the two-child benefit cap by senior faith leaders, including the Church of England’s current top bishop. Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell said the failure to tackle child poverty was ...

31 Aug 2025 at 06:00

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson ‘ashamed’ of child poverty levels

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said she was “ashamed” of the levels of child poverty and hinted at benefits changes to help address the issue. Ms Phillipson said the Government was looking at “social security measures” as part of its ...

31 Aug 2025 at 13:24

Scotland

Council tax reform ‘won’t be complete in this decade’, says Robison

Reform to the council tax system “won’t be complete in this decade”, Scotland’s Finance Secretary has said. The SNP-led Scottish Government has pledged to change the system since coming to power in 2007, but little progress on reform has ...

27 Oct 2025 at 14:48

Personal Finance

Stronger protections for taxpayers using third parties to claim rebates

Taxpayers claiming rebates via third parties will have stronger protections under a shake-up to the way repayment agents can operate. Businesses specialising in helping people and firms make claims for tax refunds often advertise on ...

11 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Council tax re-valuation urged for ‘early in new parliament’

A Holyrood committee has said a fresh valuation of council tax bands should be done “early in the next parliamentary session”. The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee conducted an inquiry into council tax as the ...

29 Apr 2025 at 17:09

Farmers to stage fresh protests over inheritance tax reforms

Farmers are stepping up their campaign against the government’s controversial inheritance tax reforms, with a series of protests across the country on Saturday. The National Farmers Union (NFU) warned that many farmers were ...

24 Jan 2025 at 15:51

MPs call for local authorities to be handed control of council tax

Councils should be given control over council tax as the current broken link between the local charge and the quality of services risks undermining local democracy, MPs have warned. An inquiry into the financial ...

23 Jul 2025 at 00:01

Labour should consider gambling tax rise to fund axing two-child cap – Powell

The Government should consider raising taxes on gambling firms to cover the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap, Labour deputy leadership candidate Lucy Powell has suggested. The Manchester Central MP, ...

20 Sept 2025 at 19:18

Chancellor says economy ‘stuck’ as Treasury reviews business rates cliff edges

The Chancellor has said the UK economy feels “stuck” as she revealed plans to consider business rates reforms including removing “cliff edges” for small firms. The Treasury is looking at changes to the ...

11 Sept 2025 at 09:27

Reeves urged to overhaul tax system and hike levies in breach of manifesto

Chancellor Rachel Reeves should use her Budget to raise major taxes and overhaul the system instead of “picking from a Scrabble bag of lots of little individual tax rises”, experts have suggested. The ...

14 Oct 2025 at 16:17

Steep increases for online gambling tax to address ‘highest levels of harm’

The Chancellor has announced a steep increase in online gambling tax associated with the “highest levels of harm” across the sector. Rachel Reeves said she was reforming gambling taxes in response to ...

26 Nov 2025 at 14:55

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