Business News – 4th May 2017 Labour could halve IHT threshold Labour has indicated that it will lower the IHT threshold from £850,000 to £425,000. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell pledged to scrap a series of tax giveaways introduced by the

Business News – 3rd May 2017 TAX Corbyn victory would bring £45bn of tax rises and debt, Tories say If Jeremy Corbyn wins the general election every taxpayer will face an extra £1,667 tax bill, the Conservatives will claim today

Business News – 2nd May 2017 TAX IFS: Tax lock not a good policy The Institute for Fiscal Studies has said election pledges to keep taxes locked were a bad idea and constrained economic management. IFS analysts said a government

Business News – 28th April 2017 UK economy slows The UK economy grew by just 0.3% at the start of the year, the slowest growth rate since the first three months of 2016, according to official figures. The Office for

Business News – 27th April 2017. State Pensions UK should scrap state pension for the rich, says OECD. Taking benefits from top 5-10% would free cash for poor, senior director argues Theresa May should drop the state pension ‘triple lock’.