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The Tories’ tax cut plans are in disarray
Did you hear that? It was the sound of a huge – and wholly necessary – government u-turn on their plans to cut taxes for…
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Westminster launches ‘war on dirty money’ in win for our campaign
Leader of Westminster Council, Adam Hug (middle), with Mary Patel (left) Fair Tax Networks Manager at The Fair Tax Foundation and Sara Hall (right) Head…
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A cost of living budget, for bankers
The Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng MP, has today delivered an inequality budget – with sops to big business and the wealthy at a time when ordinary…
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Who benefits from Truss’s tax cuts?
The new Conservative government is poised to go on a tax cutting spree. Stamp duty and national insurance will be cut, and a planned corporation…
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A majority of Brits think the monarch should pay inheritance tax
Polling by YouGov for Tax Justice UK has found that 63% of the public think that King Charles should pay inheritance tax on the wealth…
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Tax is a tool for racial justice
This week we were proud to see more than 150 people attend the launch of our joint report Tax as a Tool for Racial Justice…
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Who will pay for the energy crisis?
Today the new Prime Minister Liz Truss announced a huge cost of living support package estimated to be worth £150bn. It will freeze the energy…
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A 95% tax on excess profits could push government oil and gas receipts up to £46bn this year
Correction: We have updated this blog. In our original analysis we didn’t make a clear distinction between the revenue that would be raised under the…
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Johnson and Sunak gave away £40bn to businesses and the wealthy in tax cuts
Business and the wealthy pocketed £40bn in tax cuts under Johnson, while working people pay for pandemic recovery. Analysis by Tax Justice UK has highlighted…
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How much UK tax is evaded via tax havens?
The UK government has finally pledged to expose how much money is lost through overseas tax evasion. A huge £570bn is thought to be held…
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Conservative voters don’t want tax cuts, polls show
The Conservative leadership contest descended into a tax-cutting circus this week. Several MPs vying to become Prime Minister have pledged tens of billions of pounds…
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Is Corporation Tax
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced his resignation today and vowed to use his last days in office to reverse the corporation tax rise planned…
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Why are life expectancy and birth rates dropping?
The 2021 population census out this week found that, as a nation, we are both having fewer kids and are starting to see shorter life…
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Could companies’ surging profits be used to tackle the cost-of-living crisis?
People across the country are facing a worsening cost-of-living crisis, yet the profits of some of the UK’s biggest companies are surging. Profits’ were up…
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Make your council take fair tax action
Today we’re launching a new campaign – and we need your help. Have you ever wondered how much your local council is paying to companies…
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Why aren’t HMRC investigating tax evasion?
HMRC admitted this week they have no idea how much revenue is being lost to overseas tax havens. In a freedom of information (FOI) response,…
Why aren’t HMRC investigating tax evasion?