I earn £30,000. I'm angry there was no fuel duty cut in the Budget
He announced £100 energy payment for millions and a tax rise on banks, among other measures. BBC News has been speaking to people on a range of incomes on how they feel about their finances and how the Budget affects…
Read more
Natwest and Nationwide set for biggest profit hit from Healey’s bank tax raid
The trio of British banks, which have a larger domestic focus than their peers HSBC and Barclays, are the most exposed to Healey’s doubling of the surcharge, according to analysts at RBC. The levy sits on top of…
Read more
No bids for West Ham’s London Stadium amid reported £50m asking price
Reports had suggested that City Hall, which is effectively the stadium’s ultimate landlord, had set a £50m price tag for the sale of a venue that currently hosts Championship football and global athletics meets. And…
Read more
Gherkins and guffawing: Watching my first Budget, an idiot’s blow-by-blow account
From the famous 4p off gherkins to the pantomime jibes, he struggled to keep pace with the childish politicians I am an alien in the City AM office. While the other journalists concern themselves with taxation and…
Read more
The Capitalist: Tory wonks find new way to waste time with Kemi video game
But it seems no one is having more fun than CCHQ workers. Sam Gibbs, who works for shadow policing minister Matt Vickers, has created a web game called ‘ Super Kemi’ , currently making its way around the Commons. It…
Read more
Guidance: Tax-free savings newsletter 24
Get emails about this page Documents Tax-free savings newsletter 24 — October 2026 HTML Details This newsletter is published by HMRC to update stakeholders on the latest news for Individual Savings Account ( ISA )…
Read more
PAYE Manual
If you have any comments or feedback, please email: hmrcmanualsteam@hmrc.gov.uk Contents Background PAYE001 Business Calendar (internal use only) PAYE055 Glossary PAYE056 Forms index (internal use only) PAYE057 Functions…
Read more
Healey’s ‘bizarre’ pension tax shield to hit thousands of retirees with 53 per cent tax rate
The Chancellor confirmed he will shield low-income pensioners from income tax as the state pension is set to rise above the personal allowance threshold from April 2027. The full state benefit will rise by £489 to…
Read more
Healey under fire on spending plans as UK faces ‘worst decade for living standards on record’
Budget-crunchers at two leading economics think tanks have offered scathing assessments on the state of living standards and a myriad of spending pressures looming over the government that are likely to mean some…
Read more
Guidance: Pension schemes newsletter 186 — October 2026
Get emails about this page Documents Newsletter 186 — October 2026 HTML Details This newsletter is published by HMRC’s Pension Schemes Services to update stakeholders on the latest news for pension schemes. Pension…
Read more