Tax

• Tax increases ‘possible solution’ to social care crisis, council chiefs say

  Local government leaders have proposed a series of tax increases as ‘possible solutions’ to paying for adult social care over the long-term.

  

• Tax-raising powers for mayors could help reduce health inequalities, report says

  A leading research group has called for cities to be given more powers to help improve public health.

  

• Think tank calls for ‘skills levy’ on construction industry

  A leading think tank has called on the Government to introduce a levy in the construction industry to boost skills training as part of a plan for Brexit.

  

• Tax increases on insurance exposing public sector to ‘higher risk’, insurer warns

  Increases in the tax on insurance policies is leaving public sector and voluntary organisations exposed to higher risk, a leading insurer has warned.

  

• Councils defend spending on public health interventions

  Council chiefs have defended spending on tackling harmful lifestyle choices against ‘flawed’ study which accuses them of restricting individual freedom.

  

• Wales to replace stamp duty with ‘progressive’ land tax

  Most first-time buyers in Wales will no longer pay tax on their new home under plans announced by the devolved Welsh government.

  

• Council chiefs hit back at ‘stealth tax’ accusation

  Councils are imposing ‘stealth taxes’ on residents, think tank claims, but council chiefs argue they are bringing in less from fees than five years ago.

  

• Landlords dodge nearly £200m of tax in London borough

  Up to 13,000 landlords in one east London borough have failed to declare their rental income to the Government, the local council has found.

  

• Care home residents hit with 'top up' stealth tax

  A quarter of care home residents whose care is supposed to be free are being forced to pay top-up fees, according to Age UK.

  

• Private schools to get £522m in tax breaks

  More than half of all private schools in England and Wales are set to save millions thanks to charitable status and ‘lucrative’ tax breaks, research shows.