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Thinktank carried out analysis as calls mount among Tory MPs for the tax to be abolishedScrapping inheritance tax would cost the government almost £15bn a year in lost revenue by 2032, according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies that foll…
Fewer than half of companies meeting their targets on leaks, says the regulator, OfwatWater companies in England and Wales have been ordered to return £114m to customers through lower bills next year because progress on leakage and sewage spills has be…
Consumer body says vulnerable households face ‘postcode lottery’, with each firm setting its own tariff Ministers and under-fire water companies are facing renewed pressure to introduce a single social tariff to support vulnerable households as struggl…
Mental health issues and lack of faith in government support are driving desire to change statusMental distress and financial insecurity has pushed 40% of self-employed workers to say they would switch to a salaried job if they could secure the same in…
No 10 plays down speculation PM would reduce rate of tax, which only affects around 4% of deaths a yearRishi Sunak is reportedly considering an inheritance tax cut as he attempts to woo voters and create dividing lines with Labour, who are comfortably …
People who lost money for care home fees and others facing rocketing mortgage costs after Truss’s gambit share their storiesThe chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng’s speech at the Commons dispatch box on 23 September last year, and his refusal to publish the Of…
An anonymous reader shares a news story: A report by dappGambl based on data provided by NFT Scan and CoinMarketCap showed that out of 73,257 NFT collections the researchers looked at, 69,795 of them, or slightly over 95%, had a market cap of zero ethe…
Requirement for landlords to meet stricter energy efficiency standards has been droppedLow-income tenants will face higher energy bills as a result of the government’s decision to scrap plans to force private landlords to upgrade their properties to ma…
Building society’s regular saver for current account holders is one of a growing number paying 6% interest or moreCompetition among financial firms for a slice of the nation’s savings is intensifying, with Nationwide launching an account paying a “mark…
PM accused of delaying ‘vital work on transforming’ UK economy as car industry leaders also condemn plansBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe boss of one of Britain’s largest energy suppliers has criticised the government’…