Stephen Timms

VAT increase to be delayed - by six hours

Businesses that have been campaigning against the rise in VAT have won a reprieve from the Treasury, which has delayed the implementation by six hours. By Harry Wallop, Consumer Affairs Editor Pubs have won a crucial VAT...

powered by

UK tax havens urged to introduce VAT and corporate tax

our parliamentary correspondent, Accountancy Age , Monday 2 November 2009 at 15:40:00 Deloitte study suggests a “compelling case” for introduction of key taxes British tax havens without VAT and corporation tax regimes are...

powered by

TalkTalk attacks broadband tax

• Levy equates to a 3% price rise on a home internet package • Minister says the tax will feature in this year's finance bill TalkTalk chief executive Charles Dunstone has attacked government plans for a £6-a-year broadband...

powered by

Companies plan bumper dividends to beat income tax rise

Large numbers of profitable private companies are planning to pay out bumper dividends to shareholders early to avoid next April's hike in income tax. The chairmen of three successful family businesses have told Your Business...

powered by

Tax-News.com: Crown Dependencies Welcome Foot Report Findings

Tax-News.com: The British Crown Dependencies have welcomed the findings of the UK government's review of the dependencies, published on October 29, which recognizes their economic benefit to the United Kingdom, and efforts to...

powered by

Treasury say over 50,000 foreign kids living outside Britain are getting UK benefits

More than 50,000 kids living abroad are getting child benefit from Britain, the Treasury has revealed. And it is claimed the payments could be costing taxpayers around £24million. Treasury minister Stephen Timms told the...

powered by

Square Mile too secretive, says report

Even tax havens such as Bermuda, Jersey and the British Virgin Islands are more open than the City The Treasury has hit back at claims that London is one of the most secretive and underhand financial centres in the world,...

powered by

Shaw Trust needs Wish tokens to keep going

Oct 30 2009 by Mike Blackburn, Evening Gazette A POPULAR horticultural project in Stockton that works with disabled and disadvantaged people is appealing for help from the local community. The Shaw Trust, in Grangefield, works...

powered by

Business rates are killing Digital Britain

The government's Digital Britain industrial policy may fail to meet its original goal unless it changes the way it values broadband networks for business tax, a Computer Weekly investigation has revealed. Most network operators...

powered by

Britain's offshore havens asked to bump up taxes

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's overseas financial havens should bump up taxes to wean their economies off credit crunch hit banking, insurance and funds services, a government commissioned report said on Thursday.

powered by