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1. Merrill may avoid UK tax after $29 bln loss
Merrill Lynch is unlikely to pay corporation tax in the UK for several decades after it charged $29 billion (15.5 billion pounds) of losses to its London-based subsidiary, the Financial Times said Thursday citing a company filing.
15 Aug 2008
2. UK taxes "benign" for foreign investors
Foreign investors may see UK tax policy as an obstacle but the tax regime is actually quite "benign", a group of advisors charged with promoting investment between Britain and the Gulf states said on Monday.
30 Jul 2008
3. Treasury denies scrapping foreign profits tax reforms
Chancellor Alistair Darling is not about to scrap plans to reform the foreign profits tax regime despite media speculation to the contrary, the Treasury said on Monday.
21 Jul 2008
4. Fuel duty rise delayed
The government postponed on Wednesday a rise in fuel duty planned for October for at least another six months because of soaring world oil prices and in a bid to keep the headline rate of inflation down.
16 Jul 2008
5. Car tax changes to leave 9 million worse off
The drivers of nine million cars, nearly half of all those in Britain, will be worse off under government plans to raise vehicle duty for polluting cars, according to figures from the Treasury.
10 Jul 2008
6. Tax credit to save UBS from another hefty loss
Battered Swiss bank UBS said on Friday it should be saved from another hefty loss in the second quarter by a large tax credit, giving a much-needed boost to its share price.
04 Jul 2008
7. Workers toast tax freedom day
Taxpayers will spend 153 days working for the Chancellor this year - making Monday "tax freedom day".
02 Jun 2008
8. Labour aims for more corporate tax cuts
The government aims to cut corporation tax again in the long term but wants a revenue neutral package, Chancellor Alistair Darling said on Tuesday, as businesses grow increasingly critical about the UK tax burden.
21 May 2008
9. Politics or prudence- Brown faces dilemma
Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted on Thursday he would not break the fiscal rules he has followed since 1997, but his backing for a package of tax cuts this week leaves him sailing very close to the wind.
16 May 2008
10. Government cuts income taxes
The government trimmed income taxes for 22 million people on Tuesday, as soaring food and fuel bills sent inflation rocketing and dented hopes for more interest rate cuts soon.
14 May 2008
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