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Is Andy Burnham right to say inequality has been rising?
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (12+ words) The Times...
Streeting and Hunt intervene on growth crisis
7+ hour, 57+ min ago (50+ words) The Times Streeting and Hunt intervene on growth crisis Ex-health secretary says cut NI to boost jobs while former chancellor wants to scrap the triple lock "1 for 3 months Enjoy unlimited access to all articles. Ends soon. Enjoy unlimited digital access....
The new "Pigs" give Britain a lesson in solving growth
8+ hour, 51+ min ago (59+ words) New breed of "Pigs" gives UK lesson in how to solve growth problem The Times The new "Pigs" give Britain a lesson in solving growth Poland, Ireland, Greece and Spain were all forced squealing into fiscal pain but they now…...
Andy Burnham's ambition to abolish inheritance tax
1+ week, 2+ day ago (10+ words) The Times...
Lack of growth is at the root of all Britain's other inequalities
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (333+ words) On most measures, income inequality in the UK is somewhat lower than it was 20 years ago. Outside of the top couple of per cent it hasn't changed much since 1990. In recent years increases in the national living wage have squeezed…...
Irish citizens warned of double taxation on inherited US assets
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (26+ words) The Times Irish citizens warned of double taxation on inherited US assets Two ways to continue reading...
Loopy regulation is stifling British growth
7+ mon, 9+ hour ago (273+ words) Everybody has heard the government's "broadest shoulders" mantra. But it is not just well-off people who are expected to carry more of the fiscal burden. Since the last election firms have had to bear the biggest share of the growing…...
What time is today's budget? Predictions and expected tax rises
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (1323+ words) Today's budget will be defined by significant tax takeaways combined with a few cost of living giveaways. Rachel Reeves will deliver her statement at about 12. 30pm today, immediately after Prime Minister's Questions. She has two central aims " to fill the "30 billion…...
Our obsession with the fiscal rules is a very British problem
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (671+ words) You will by now be thoroughly fed up of hearing about the budget and I do not blame you. This one has had so many advance notices that the real thing is bound to disappoint. It was probably going to…...
Times letters: Chancellor's tax raid on the middle classes
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (408+ words) Sir, We are treated to the almost daily message that "those with the broadest shoulders" should pay their "fair share of tax". Without definitions of "broad shoulders" and "fair", this is a vacuous and increasingly irritating mantra. Richard Stillwell Great…...