SIMON LAMBERT: Will the Chancellor be brave enough to get rid of Britain’s 60p tax rate? By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 GMT, 27 February 2020 | Updated: 09:00 GMT, 27 February 2020 It’s high time that Britain got rid of its 60p tax rate, but will the new Chancellor be brave enough? The … Read more
On the face of it, Issue 20 of the Post Office’s online easy-access Isa looks like a pretty good deal. It pays 1.25 per cent, the second best tax-free savings rate on offer – 0.1 percentage points lower than the best deal – and can be opened with £100. It also accepts transfers from another … Read more
Sajid Javid reveals his plans to reduce income tax basic rate by 2p in the next Budget as well as cuts to stamp duty and relief for capital investment Sajid Javid said he planned a tax cutting plan which included a stamp duty cut The former chancellor resigned during the cabinet reshuffle earlier this month … Read more
Switzerland has today banned all ‘public and private events’ in a drastic bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. The Swiss government announced the emergency measure today and said it will last until at least March 15. Elsewhere, cases have surged again in South Korea today where 571 new infections brought the total from 1,766 … Read more