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The pros and cons of a tourist tax
Pros and Cons Visitor levies can boost tourism but a lack of transparency troubles critics
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Council tax hikes: everything you need to know
feature Where is council tax on the rise, and how can you pay less?
By The Week Staff Published
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Do Tory tax cuts herald return of austerity?
Today's Big Question Chancellor U-turns on scrapping top rate tax but urges ministers to make public spending cuts
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What the pound’s record low means for the UK
feature Weak currency means higher prices and prospect of big interest rate hike
By Arion McNicoll Published
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Mini-budget 2022: Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘growth plan’ in seven bullet points
feature The chancellor has insisted his changes will make the tax system ‘simpler and fairer’
By Arion McNicoll Published
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Tory leadership election: why tax cuts are an economic gamble
feature The candidates regard tax cuts as the road to redemption, only differing on the details of how much and how soon
By The Week Staff Published
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‘It’s too early to conclude that Boris has used up the last of his nine lives’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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The British Empire’s policies still at play in the UK
feature Policies rooted in imperialism policies influence today’s tax and trade systems and even the wine we drink
By The Week Staff Published
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What the National Insurance rise means for you
feature Government defends controversial hit to pay packets
By The Week Staff Last updated
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How to get the £150 council tax rebate
feature One-off repayment is intended to ease effects of the cost of living crisis
By The Week Staff Published
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The Pandora Papers: will the war on tax dodgers ever end?
feature Leaks are clearly discouraging tax avoiders, but more needs to be done to fight financial crime
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Pandora Papers: everything we know about ‘biggest ever leak’ of offshore financial records
feature World leaders, a Tory donor and Tony Blair among figures named in unprecedented insight into tax avoidance
By The Week Staff Published
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Quiz of The Week: 4 - 10 September
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Why celebrities are calling for a ‘gadget tax’
Why Everyone’s Talking About The scheme could generate £250-£300m for the arts, say backers
By The Week Staff Published
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