Robbie Williams ‘earned £19.8 million in 2019’ despite leaving The X Factor role

Robbie Williams ‘earned £19.8 million in 2019’ despite leaving lucrative role at The X Factor with wife Ayda Field By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 01:50 GMT, 23 December 2020 | Updated: 01:56 GMT, 23 December 2020 Robbie Williams reportedly earned £19.8 million in 2019, despite the fact he and wife Ayda Field left their … Read more

EastEnders actress Jessie Wallace’s firm ‘owes £40,000 in unpaid tax’

EastEnders actress Jessie Wallace’s firm ‘owes £40,000 in unpaid tax as the company is fully wound up’, documents show Thatcher Promotions Limited was placed into voluntary liquidation in 2015 Report shows it owed £69,614 to the HMRC in unpaid corporation tax and VAT Wallace is listed as the director of Thatcher Promotions Limited by government By Faith … Read more

Price hike fears for Uber and Airbnb customers amid reports Rishi Sunak is planning to impose VAT

Price hike fears for Uber and Airbnb customers amid reports Rishi Sunak is planning to impose VAT in a multi-billion-pound tax raid Sunak considering toughening up VAT rules on ‘sharing economy’ businesses Many have grown rapidly in recent years to become hugely successful Treasury is examining ways it could levy VAT on these transactions  By Matt … Read more

Fears over duty-free jobs disaster when Britain ends VAT refunds for foreign visitors to UK shops

MPs have demanded the Government reveal how hard the UK economy will be hit when duty free shopping for foreign tourists is scrapped next month. Chancellor Rishi Sunak will end VAT refunds for international visitors to British shops from January 1, even as the high street is fighting for its survival after the Covid-19 crisis. … Read more

Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out raising income tax, VAT or National Insurance

Is Rishi Sunak ditching the triple tax lock? Chancellor refuses to rule out raising income tax, VAT or National Insurance to plug coronavirus black hole Rishi Sunak did not rule out raising income tax, VAT or National Insurance He told BBC Breakfast the scale of borrowing this year was ‘not sustainable’ The ‘triple lock’ against … Read more

MoD wastes £450million in ONE YEAR: Defence officials blew a fortune on scrapped projects

MoD wastes £450million in ONE YEAR: Defence officials blew a fortune on scrapped projects and accountancy blunders, report reveals Ministry of Defence lost more than £800,000 to VAT error in ‘fruitless payment’ £231million was wasted as a result of scrapping hundreds of armoured carriers  New figures show £450million was wasted by defence officials last year alone  … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Britain MUST remain open for business 

ALEX BRUMMER: With much of the world’s air traffic grounded and non-essential shops in England trapped in a second lockdown, Britain MUST remain open for business Bicester Village, Oxfordshire been magnet for tourists from China & Asia-Pacific  Alex Brummer warns it is bad time to suspend VAT refunds for overseas visitors  ‘Flies in the face … Read more

End of UK duty-free will cost ‘billions’, say Gucci and Tiffany

End of duty-free ‘will cost billions’: Luxury goods firms including Gucci and Tiffany warn that ending VAT refunds will hit UK economy hard Rishi Sunak is ending VAT refunds for international visitors to British shops   It is estimated the move could cost the economy up to £3.5billion   11 leading luxury firms have written to Chancellor … Read more

Covid-19 lockdown will ‘decimate’ UK’s hospitality industry says Manchester’s Lowry Hotel manager

The new lockdown will ‘decimate’ the UK’s hospitality industry – and it won’t begin to recover until the spring, says manager of Manchester’s five-star Lowry Hotel Adrian Ellis has called on the government to extend furlough beyond December He also says cut in VAT to 5% for the hospitality industry should be extended  Overnight stays and … Read more