The UK economy: A dashboard
This interactive dashboard shows data on economic growth, inflation, trade, employment, government borrowing and debt across the UK.
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Capital gains tax : the 2008 reforms (217KB PDF)
In the 2008 Budget the Labour Government introduced a major reform to capital gains tax, introducing a new single rate of tax set at 18%, and withdrawing ‘taper relief’, which had been designed to encourage longer-term investment in business assets. This note examines the background to this reform.
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Capital gains tax : the 2008 reforms (217KB PDF)
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The High Income Child Benefit Charge
The High Income Child Benefit Charge provides for Child Benefit to be clawed back through the tax system from families where the highest earner has an income in excess of a set threshold, now set at £60,000.
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Banking, investments and credit FAQs
Answers to frequently asked questions relating to banking, credit, mortgages, investments and financial service fraud.
