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Since the Budget, there has been much debate over whether Rachel Reeves and the Labour government have breached their manifesto pledge not to raise income tax.

Over the last 25 years, the UK’s employment tax legislation has evolved largely in response to repeated attempts by successive governments to reduce PAYE and NICs avoidance in labour supply cha

The Guidance Strategy Forum has an ongoing VAT guidance improvement project, which reviews the general VAT guidance on GOV.UK (but not the more in-depth VAT public notices or VAT manuals).

Businesses often underestimate how much tax shapes behaviour. Consider the 5p charge on plastic bags: a minor levy that fundamentally shifted consumer habits almost overnight.

The government has committed to a target of building 1.5 million new homes by the end of this parliament and announced land, regulation and financing reforms to support small and medium-sized e

The European Commission published a public consultation in July 2025 (tinyurl.com/y2tnrbf3), requesting input from stakeholders on the functioning of t

Ahead of each UK Budget, HM Treasury invites interested stakeholders to submit formal Budget representations on potential changes to be considered by the Chancellor when preparing the Budget.

We are operating in a world where attracting and retaining talent is a challenge that all organisations are facing, with workers seeking roles that give them the flexibility to work when and wh

The CIOT’s and ATT’s latest news items include key updates on customs processes for shipping goods that require safety and security declarations from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and a sum

The soft drinks industry levy (SDIL), or ‘sugar tax’ as it has been known in the media, came into effect in April 2018.