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Mayors to be given power to impose tourist tax
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (457+ words) Plans to give England’s mayors the power to introduce a tourist tax will be set out on Thursday. The levy will be decided by local leaders and charged as a percentage of the cost of accommodation to overnight visitors, rather…...
Fears of 'jobs bloodbath' as Burnham launches huge 'tourist tax' raid
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (514+ words) Ministers are laying out plans for a 'tourist tax' in England today amid fears it could fuel a jobs bloodbath. Mayors and other local leaders will get powers to impose charges on accommodation in Labour's latest move to raise revenues....
House of Commons Committee Debates Draft Order on Alcohol Licensing Conditions
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (257+ words) A House of Commons delegated legislation committee met on Monday to debate a draft order that would amend mandatory licensing conditions under the Licensing Act 2003, a measure that could affect pubs, bars, restaurants, clubs and other venues licensed to sell…...
Calls for council chiefs to compile secret dossier on work to take down tax offenders
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (700+ words) Edinburgh council officers could be asked to prepare a confidential dossier outlining how capital chiefs are cracking down on businesses who are not paying non-domestic rates. The issue has particular salience in recent months following the blaze at 109-112 Princes Street....
Hotels, aparthotels and serviced apartments: where does HMRC draw the line?
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (868+ words) HMRC's VAT guidance shows that hotel, aparthotel and serviced-apartment labels do not necessarily determine how accommodation is taxed. HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) VAT guidance shows that the label attached to an accommodation business does not necessarily determine its tax treatment....
Malcolm Offord pledges to review ‘nuts’ income tax system in Scotland
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (366+ words) The Reform UK Scotland leader has said Scotland’s income tax banding system is “nuts” as he pledged to review it if the party wins the next Holyrood elections. Lord Malcolm Offord said the party would review the six-band income tax…...
Legacies remain underused despite being vast income source
1+ week, 5+ day ago (190+ words) Civil Society Media - Legacies remain underused despite being vast income source In the last three decades, legacy income in the UK has quintupled, from £800m in 1990 to £4.4bn last year, with a record 17% of estates at the probate registry now…...
Families across Scotland???paying the price??? for the UK government???s tax-free personal allowance freeze, SNP says
2+ week, 3+ day ago (293+ words) SCOTTISH families are “paying the price” for Westminster’s freeze on tax-free personal allowance, the SNP warns. Research from the House of Commons Library found millions of workers across Britain are paying an extra £700 a year in income tax as the…...
Scottish government faces spending crunch after £720m tax hit
2+ week, 4+ day ago (62+ words) The Times Scottish government faces spending crunch after £720m tax hit SNP ministers face ‘significant challenges’ from a 1.2 per cent real-terms cut in funding in next year’s budget as public sector pay and benefits spending rise £1 for 3 months Enjoy unlimited access…...
Selected municipalities only: No tourist tax mandate at national level, Ministers Delles and Gloden say
2+ week, 4+ day ago (194+ words) 11 municipalities in Luxembourg have implemented a tourist tax, but the government has no plans to introduce one at national level. Ministers Lex Delles and Léon Gloden confirmed this in response to a parliamentary question submitted by the ADR's Tom Weidig....