Under state law, a majority of the city's elected officials had no choice but vote for a no-new-revenue tax rate.

For higher or additional rate income tax payers, the rate is 24 per cent. For those on the basic rate, it’s 18 per cent.

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Stamp taxes receipts for April 2025 to August 2025 were £8.1bn, which is £0.8bn higher than the same period last year, according to the latest figures from HMRC. And homebuyers paid £9.3bn in stamp ...

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Higher stamp duty costs led to a drop-off in activity across the property market earlier this year, according to the latest data. The Financial Conduct Authority's mortgage lending figures reveal a ...

The UK property market is facing one of the biggest shocks in years. The Labour Party is considering introducing a House Value Tax UK, designed to replace Stamp Duty and reform Council Tax. This ...

The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele has assured Nigerians that the new tax laws will lighten the burden for most citizens, contrary to widespread ...

Nigel Farage has said he will not publish his tax returns despite growing public scrutiny. Despite Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak publishing their returns, the Reform UK leader told the BBC he was ...

She didn't fess up. She got found out. For weeks Labour ministers claimed that she had done nothing wrong. The Prime Minister defended her and refused to sack her. But while she was dodging her taxes, ...

Angela Rayner has resigned as deputy prime minister and housing secretary after admitting she did not pay enough tax on her second home. She has also quit as deputy leader of the Labour Party, an ...

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