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UK Consultation On Tax And Domicile Changes

16/02/2016(0)
The UK Government is consulting on proposed changes to the non-dom rules that would deem certain individuals to be domiciled in the country for income tax and capital gains ... Read More
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Pound advances against majors

15/02/2016(0)
The British pound strengthened against the other major currencies in the Asian session on Monday. The pound rose to a 6-day high of 1.4236 against the Swiss franc, from ... Read More
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CBI downgrades forecast for UK economic growth

11/02/2016(0)
Employers’ organisation reduces forecast for GDP increases in 2016 and 2017 to 2.3% and 2.1% respectively Britain’s leading employers’ organisation, the Confederation of British Industry, has warned that the ... Read More
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Accountants among most recession-proof professions

11/02/2016(0)
ACCOUNTANCY is one of the most recession-proof private sector professions in the UK, according to an analysis of ONS and professional industry data. Analysis undertaken by Randstad Financial & Professional ... Read More
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UK tax avoidance: Google looks ‘to pay three times more tax’ in France than in UK

26/01/2016(0)
Google is said to be negotiating a tax settlement with France worth three times more than it paid the British Exchequer even though it employs thousands more staff in ... Read More
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Visa’s contactless payments soar by 250pc in the UK, as firm reports record revenues in Europe

26/01/2016(0)
Cash is no longer king in the UK, where Visa Europe‘s contactless payments soared by 250 per cent last year. The electronic payments business said that people purchasing items by ... Read More
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Google tax deal labelled ‘derisory’, as criticism grows

25/01/2016(0)
An agreement for US firm Google to pay £130m in UK back taxes has been labelled as “derisory” and a “sweetheart deal” by critics. The payment covers money owed ... Read More
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New Bank Start-up Unit launched by the financial regulators

22/01/2016(0)
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and FCA have launched the New Bank Start-up Unit. The Unit is a joint initiative from the UK’s financial regulators giving information and support ... Read More
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Pound dives as Bank of England rules out rate rise amid weak UK growth

20/01/2016(0)
Currency traders react to Mark Carney’s downbeat assessment by selling pound to $1.42, its weakest since March 2009 The Bank of England governor has sent the pound into a nosedive after ... Read More
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Government urged to use Bitcoin-style digital ledgers

19/01/2016(0)
The UK’s chief scientific adviser has urged the government to adopt the technology that powers crypto-currency Bitcoin to run various public services. Bitcoins are powered by blockchains – digital ... Read More
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