News Archive for May 2008

Treasury delays small pension tax - BBC News

delays small pension tax By Paul Lewis ... plans to tax 420,000 retired people ... impose the tax from this year and ... The tax will not actually be collected ... double the tax due in that year ... scrapped the tax for this year as ... to pay tax for 2007/08. "We're ... pay back tax for 2008/09 and ... this year's tax to be written off ... Pension providers were told not to bother ... any tax on "small" pensions - normally ... have paid tax and recently the Revenue ... backdate the tax to 2007/08. But ... get a tax bill of up to ... The Revenue confirmed that tax would be ... In 2009/10 tax for that year ... from the pension. And in 2010/11 ... tax for that year and the arrears ... That would mean a pension of £1 ... have £200 tax deducted in 2009/10 ... £400 in tax. Breaking the news John ... Low Incomes Tax reform group, told Money ... in the tax year. "It would have ... of the tax year." BBC Radio 4's ... Minister scraps pension target 29 Mar 08 |  ... Minister ponders pension tax help 15 Mar

Saturday May 31 2008, 03:02PM

Average pension less than minimum wage - This is Money

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Saturday May 31 2008, 12:18PM

Oil scam that has the poor over a barrel - Herald

no windfall tax, just means testing? What ... 10% income tax band debacle. Suddenly, £2 ... This 30% are the tax payers and ... swingin 90% tax on the top earners ... This 30% are the tax payers and ... swingin 90% tax on the top earners ... Bonus and Pension schemes you would think ... Government to Tax the Top Dogs 'rewards' ... a massive Tax Hike. Why are the ... Bonus and Pension schemes you would think ... Government to Tax the Top Dogs 'rewards' ... a massive Tax Hike. Why are the ... massive oil tax royalties are taken by ... fuel pump tax to stabilise the cost ... massive oil tax royalties are taken by ... fuel pump tax to stabilise the cost

Saturday May 31 2008, 10:23AM

Should you invest in a hotel room? - This is Money

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Saturday May 31 2008, 04:54AM

Indian publisher buys Virgin Radio for £53.2m - Financial Times

The publisher of the Times of India has bought Virgin Radio from SMG for £53.2m ($105.3m), in its first international acquisition and its first step towards an ambitious vision of ...

Saturday May 31 2008, 04:32AM

House prices: welcome to the feel-bad factor - Daily Telegraph

course, before tax. So, net of what ... "My home is my pension". But

Friday May 30 2008, 10:06PM

The Reporter - Guardian Unlimited

in car tax for polluting cars. All ... the 10p tax U-turn. What a total ... boost our pension/put more cash into ... a 6% pension contribution. Project Managers (two

Friday May 30 2008, 08:54PM

Pensions: Average retirement income'less than minimum wage'- Guardian Unlimited

week before tax for a 40-hour week ... final salary pension schemes to money purchase ... of the pension contributions. It is commonly ... buy a pension, called an annuity. The ... of private pension paupers." The shift from ... including state pension benefits and private pensions

Friday May 30 2008, 10:39AM

Financial league tables - BBC News

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Friday May 30 2008, 01:56AM

QinetiQ has £200m expansion war chest - Guardian Unlimited

7m in US corporation tax in the ... In the UK no cash tax was ... and additional pension contributions made in previous ... This cash tax profile is expected to

Wednesday May 28 2008, 11:48PM

Mediapolis: Richard Desmond; Electronic Arts; Seatwave; Reed; - Times Online

into the pension fund and there are ... Sea oil tax relaxed to boost output

Wednesday May 28 2008, 09:54PM

BT's new boss Ian Livingston could earn £6.8m in first year - Daily Telegraph

school fees, tax advice, and "social club ... receive a pension, of £375,736 a

Wednesday May 28 2008, 07:59PM

Should you be claiming back pension tax relief? - Daily Telegraph

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Wednesday May 28 2008, 04:39PM

QinetiQ posts 20% profit hike - Guardian Unlimited

7m in US corporation tax in the ... In the UK, no cash tax was ... and additional pension contributions made in previous ... This cash tax profile is expected to

Wednesday May 28 2008, 04:03PM

Where is the support for these 7m carers? - This is Money

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Wednesday May 28 2008, 03:13PM

Pensioners paying for taxman's blunders - This is Money

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Wednesday May 28 2008, 02:01PM

SIPP transfers: the facts - Reuters UK

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Wednesday May 28 2008, 11:17AM

Be ready for 2012 pensions upheaval - BBC News

government-backed, national pension plan, which will ... which company pension schemes have traditionally ... company's existing pension plan, provided that ... members of pension plans who do ... have their pension monies invested in ... in a pension plan for their ... in a pension plan for the ... Government through tax relief Note that ... in a pension plan, which is ... Pension saving can also have the ... If you decide that pension savings ... to company pension plans. It may ... to pay pension contributions for higher ... an extra tax and someone will ... in a pension makes sense and ... constitute investment, tax, legal or other ... increased longevity Pension buy-outs gathering pace ... Property prices fuel inheritances Pension scheme ... You and your pension How ... pension plans will affect your ... before Are pension sell-offs a good ... How age affects your pension Pension ... White Paper Pension crisis in ... Commission report PENSION BASICS Pensions' tax ... Checking your pension Q&A: A-Day pension ... Pension Credit Q&A: Basic state ... HEALTHCHECK Pension worries? Take our ... Women 2 Pension rights Divorce Work ... Lump sums Pension Credit Frozen pensions ... Overseas pension Small pensions Tax and ... Pension repair Made simple   SIMPLE ... State pension With-profits Final salary Money ... State Second Pension Credit   INTERNET

Wednesday May 28 2008, 12:04AM

Pension fears take their toll on Northern Foods - Financial Times

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Tuesday May 27 2008, 11:14PM

MAX HASTINGS: Cameron may face a tougher task than Mrs Thatcher ever ... - Daily Mail

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Saturday May 24 2008, 02:10AM

Jeremy Warner's Outlook: Cameron's Tories are on a roll, but do they ... - The Independent

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Saturday May 24 2008, 12:59AM

Letters to the Telegraph - Daily Telegraph

at my pension investment); of no importance ... child and tax credit debacles. Mr Brown ... reduces the tax on diesel, America will

Friday May 23 2008, 11:47PM

MRSA Action UK: 18,298 recorded deaths to MRSA and Clostridium ... - Politics.co.uk

The Office for National Statistics has published the numbers of recorded deaths from MRSA and Clostridium difficile mentioned on death certificates issued in the four years from 2002 – 06." /

Friday May 23 2008, 11:04PM

NARPO: Police officers right to strike - Politics.co.uk

As former police officers NARPO members understand the ever increasing pressures on police officers of all ranks. " /

Friday May 23 2008, 10:28PM

Disaster for Gordon Brown after Tory landslide in Crewe - Times Online

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Friday May 23 2008, 10:07PM

Leader's plans for a new tier of local government - This is Southampton

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Friday May 23 2008, 04:23PM

Crewe and Nantwich by-election: Cameron jubilant, Brown defiant as ... - Scotsman

generous company pension schemes, pensioners who can ... wrecking of pension funds and so on ... never ending tax increases coupled with little ... party of tax and spend, the party ... Blears, you tax us too much and ... Blears, you tax us too much and ... fact they tax too much and we ... that continuous tax increases become increasingly more ... Tax is that reason, as John Prescott ... Tax and spend doesnt fit to these ... merely another tax and spend socialist. This ... as his tax increases were rather more ... sentiments regarding tax and inefficient spending i ... They have consistently raised tax and got ... a low tax economy. The thing with ... the 10p tax issue, fuel duty, energy ... a council tax freeze followed by a ... local income tax.And then a referendum ... the 10p tax rate. I like to ... We cannot absorb any more tax increases ... and car tax. Draconian bin rules from ... with no pension. End the multicultural experiment ... the UK pension Debt for civil servants ... of the tax we are paying. Report ... freeze council tax and to reduce business ... 10 pence tax and botched compensation scheme ... allowance, council tax benefit, North Sea revenues ... the Poll tax, high inflation etc etc ... of 10p tax band More Conservative Party

Friday May 23 2008, 10:47AM

Profit rise puts another £27m in C&W's executive bonus pot - Guardian Unlimited

in its pension scheme, which has more

Friday May 23 2008, 09:21AM

Chrysalis falls deeper into the red - Daily Telegraph

capital gains tax regime that took effect ... of its pension scheme and said it

Friday May 23 2008, 07:26AM

BAE chief subpoenaed in U.S. - MSN UK News

Woods' employee pension fund. It is before ... government of tax revenue, said Selva Ozelli ... international tax attorney and certified public accountant ... to extend tax cut Jersey bones 'could

Monday May 19 2008, 02:16AM

Bond market may suffer fall of £20bn after CGT changes - Daily Telegraph

capital gains tax, according to estimates. The ... life and pension market - could be

Monday May 19 2008, 01:26AM

BAE chief subpoenaed in US over Saudi arms deal - Guardian Unlimited

Woods' employee pension fund. It is before ... government of tax revenue, said Selva Ozelli ... international tax attorney and certified public accountant ... £20,000 + Pension + BUPA. Graduate ... final salary pension. Browse senior executive jobs

Monday May 19 2008, 12:22AM

Gordon Brown slumps as fightback flops and Tories take 20-point lead - Times Online

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Sunday May 18 2008, 05:41PM

Market.view: Bonds. Long bonds. - Economist.com

25 billion) tax break to head off ... capital gains tax reform, the taxation of ... activities of pension funds. They have been ... if this pension demand is overwhelmed by

Sunday May 18 2008, 03:03PM

We've only just begun: and it's looking nasty - Guardian Unlimited

of the tax credits: I'm completely at ... his army pension and his wife's benefits; ... the 10p tax rate, even after the ... 7bn tax cut Alistair Darling hurriedly announced ... up a tax row. No Chancellor wants ... to the tax system just a couple ... announce a tax cut to compensate poor ... from backbench tax rebels led by veteran ... to the tax and benefit system to ... the government's tax plans. 'I don't think ... entitled to tax credits because she does ... proposals to tax foreign profits will drive ... Observer Money Tax · Consumer affairs · ... over 10p tax compensation Household bills Save ... 9% employer pension contribution after six months

Sunday May 18 2008, 10:03AM

Treasury reels from £10bn tax black hole - Daily Telegraph

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Sunday May 18 2008, 03:22AM

Commercial market heading for 30% slump, warn property gurus - The Independent

Pensions Insurance Tax Financial Directory Extras Features ... Richard Ellis pension fund for £22.5m

Saturday May 17 2008, 11:54PM

Ensure your pension beats inflation - This is Money

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Saturday May 17 2008, 04:52PM

IndigoVision chairman joins rush to sell shares and beat capital gains ... - Edinburgh News

capital gains tax « Previous « Previous ... capital gains tax. Hamish Grossart sold 150 ... to a pension fund that he is ... When the new tax year begins on ... the current tax year, they can ensure ... pay tax at the lower threshold. Mr ... £5m in tax. The full article contains

Saturday May 17 2008, 01:57AM

BA's Willie Walsh waives bonus over Terminal 5 fiasco - Times Online

on the tax credit fiasco. Pay back ... pension investors for their tax robbery Pay

Friday May 16 2008, 01:11PM

BA to raise prices and slash flights to protect profits - Guardian Unlimited

the airline's pension fund. Walsh said there

Friday May 16 2008, 12:21PM

Buying Henderson shares now requires leap of faith - Times Online

With its corporate tax rate set to ... pension fund surplus rising to £2.

Thursday May 15 2008, 11:57PM

Definitely time to arrange cover for your mortgage - Daily Telegraph

your selected pension age or term of ... This provides a tax free lump sum

Thursday May 15 2008, 08:51PM

Tips to help your family cope with inflation - Daily Telegraph

and that pension contributions also rise in ... Voluntary pension contributions made by UK adults ... Also increase pension contributions each year in ... Make the most of Childcare Tax vouchers

Thursday May 15 2008, 08:51PM

BT profits flat as Verwaayen hangs up - Financial Times

BT’s Ben Verwaayen on Thursday brought his six and a half years as chief executive of the UK’s largest fixed-line telecoms company to a close with a robust set of full-year ...

Thursday May 15 2008, 06:13PM

Crackdown on public sector scams - BBC UK News

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Thursday May 15 2008, 03:21PM

Reader comments (8) - This is Money

Small business Tax & wills Message boards ... Isas Endowments Bank charges Inheritance tax Premium ... Royal Mail's pension fund deficit of nearly ... an enormous pension black hole on its ... Postcomm wants to change the tax advantage

Thursday May 15 2008, 02:02PM

Royal Mail'must be privatised'- This is Money

Small business Tax & wills Message boards ... Isas Endowments Bank charges Inheritance tax Premium ... Royal Mail's pension fund deficit of nearly ... an enormous pension black hole on its ... Postcomm wants to change the tax advantage

Thursday May 15 2008, 10:56AM

Gordon Caesar and the fall of the Labour Empire - Daily Mail

that a tax is needed, as many ... He will impose the tax, adding sadly ... altered the tax rules for pension schemes

Thursday May 15 2008, 01:52AM

Managing your investments while you work overseas - Daily Telegraph

supplement your pension and will certainly not ... the UK tax net, although you should ... UK because tax will be due. That ... structure and tax treatment before you invest

Wednesday May 14 2008, 12:56AM

Gordon Brown pays £2.7 billion to end 10p tax crisis - Times Online

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Wednesday May 14 2008, 12:28AM

Is moving your pension a good idea? - BBC Business

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Wednesday May 14 2008, 12:06AM

Got a few quid for the old rich folk? - Times Online

pay a tax to help out the ... the 10p tax grab, and party fury ... inheritance tax freebies to the better-off, Mr ... tax to pay for old age” ... it's a tax, or the people who ... free university education, generous final-salary pension ... a new tax, would protect people's homes ... pay the tax levy??? Jim Wills, Brisbane

Tuesday May 13 2008, 11:02PM

Chancellor Alistair Darling to rush out cash payments for 10p tax ... - Times Online

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Tuesday May 13 2008, 03:45PM

Crewe's OAPs want candidates to tackle their issues - Crewe Guardian

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Tuesday May 13 2008, 01:43PM

Government faces pension-fund tax challenge - Reuters UK

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Tuesday May 13 2008, 10:01AM

New tax to pay for care in old age - This is Money

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Tuesday May 13 2008, 09:54AM

Now every family faces a tax for old age - and the middle classes ... - Daily Mail

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Tuesday May 13 2008, 08:07AM

UK faces pension-fund tax challenge - Guardian Unlimited

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Monday May 12 2008, 01:09PM

Class warriors who betrayed the underclass - Daily Telegraph

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Sunday May 11 2008, 12:27PM

PM must heal hurt, says Lord Turner - Westmidlands.com

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Sunday May 11 2008, 11:37AM

Stop this greedy pensions grab - This is Money

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Sunday May 11 2008, 11:15AM

Nick Buckles steers Group 4 Securicor into the big money zone - Times Online

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Sunday May 11 2008, 03:44AM

Over 3,000 post offices may close - Daily Telegraph

to handle pension and benefit payments, it ... Handling pension and benefit payments has the ... renewing car tax and buying stamps and ... have their pension or benefit paid into

Saturday May 10 2008, 11:12PM

CITY VIEW - Edinburgh News

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Saturday May 10 2008, 10:51PM

UK businesses call on parties to rule out tax increases - Edinburgh News

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Saturday May 10 2008, 10:08PM

Tory'toffs'stir mutiny in Crewe - Times Online

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Saturday May 10 2008, 09:32PM

Don't pay the tax code penalty - EDP 24

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Saturday May 10 2008, 10:48AM

Royal Mail demands cash after £279m loss - Times Online

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Friday May 09 2008, 01:38AM

Union to demand UK tax rise for the rich - Financial Times

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Thursday May 08 2008, 11:15PM

Government’s personal accounts pension scheme needs significant fine ... - ePolitix.com

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Wednesday May 07 2008, 05:11PM

Who's snooping on your personal details? - This is Money

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Wednesday May 07 2008, 01:36PM

Rank bingo revenues fall - Financial Times

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Wednesday May 07 2008, 01:15PM

Slovakia gets green light to join euro zone in 2009 - Guardian Unlimited

investor-friendly flat tax, launched private pension funds

Wednesday May 07 2008, 11:42AM

Blocked in Mexico - Economist.com

tax and pension laws, may already

Wednesday May 07 2008, 11:06AM

Pension cheats must be named and shamed - This is Money

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Wednesday May 07 2008, 10:59AM

Half of Labour voters say Gordon Brown should step aside - Daily Telegraph

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Wednesday May 07 2008, 07:31AM

EDF Q1 sales up 5.2 pct, tops forecasts - Guardian Unlimited

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Wednesday May 07 2008, 07:24AM

What message do the polls send to our political leaders? - Guardian Unlimited

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Sunday May 04 2008, 12:32AM

Wealth Check:'I want a career in aromatherapy. Can I massage my cash ... - The Independent

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Sunday May 04 2008, 12:25AM

How to pay school fees in a credit crunch - Times Online

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Saturday May 03 2008, 11:57PM

A growing investment in agricultural land - Times Online

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Saturday May 03 2008, 11:57PM

What now, Gordon? - Scotsman

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Saturday May 03 2008, 11:57PM

Irish Development Agency targets UK firms over tax regime - Daily Telegraph

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Saturday May 03 2008, 11:49PM

Hi I'm Dave - Scotland on Sunday Online

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Saturday May 03 2008, 11:49PM

Tesco uses offshore havens to avoid up to £1 billion tax - Edinburgh News

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Saturday May 03 2008, 11:14PM

MP Frank Field:'Now I'm going to have to fight the 10p tax battle all ... - Daily Mail

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Saturday May 03 2008, 09:33PM

The burden of proof - BBC News

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Saturday May 03 2008, 11:54AM

Thomson Reuters doubles savings target - Financial Times

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Thursday May 01 2008, 03:38PM

One in three'want further tax cut'- Ananova

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Thursday May 01 2008, 01:29PM

Bank Governor Mervy King's criticism of City bonusses attacked - Times Online

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Thursday May 01 2008, 12:53PM