Yearly Archives: 2023

How economic growth, or a lack thereof; inflation; interest rates; tax and migration define 2023. For more details please check the following link. https://news.sky.com/story/the-key-economic-graphs-that-define-2023-13038165

The UK's detailed plans for how to fund, construct and run major carbon clusters in the Tees Valley, Scotland, the Humber, Black Country and South Wales are genuinely world leading, with Britain's clusters expertise admired far and wide, Ed Conway writes. For more details please check the following link. https://news.sky.com/story/uk-could-be-at-forefront-of-green-industrial-revolution-with-carbon-cluster-plans-and-heres-why-13039192

While more resources are being put into tax compliance, HMRC documents said the difference between what it was owed and what it took in grew from the 2022 to 2023 financial year end. For more details please check the following link. https://news.sky.com/story/nearly-4-800-festive-filers-submitted-their-tax-return-on-christmas-day-13038271

This series looks at monthly property transactions completed in the UK with value of £40,000 or above. For more details please check the following link. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-property-transactions-completed-in-the-uk-with-value-40000-or-above

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver the next budget on 6 March - with reports suggesting he could slash the controversial inheritance tax. For more details please check the following link. https://news.sky.com/story/sunak-accused-of-desperate-inheritance-tax-briefing-as-date-of-spring-budget-confirmed-13038202

While house price rises have slowed, homes are still an average of £40,000 more expensive than before the COVID-19 pandemic. For more details please check the following link https://news.sky.com/story/big-differences-in-house-prices-changes-across-the-uk-amid-nationwide-downturn-13038625

Kerbside collections for small electrical goods such as toasters and hairdryers could be rolled out across the UK from 2026 under government proposals to boost recycling. For more details please check the following link https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-67830798

Advice on claiming a tax refund for work expenses. For more details please check the following link https://www.gov.uk/government/news/no-frosty-surprises-when-you-claim-tax-relief-directly-with-hmrc

Nearly 88,000 NHS appointments had to be cancelled because of last week's junior doctor strike in England. For more details please check the following link https://www.bbc.com/news/health-67830063

Travellers have been warned of delays and potentially hazardous conditions on their way home from the Christmas holidays as Storm Gerrit hits the UK. For more details please check the following link https://news.sky.com/story/uk-weather-live-updates-travel-disruption-expected-with-wet-and-windy-warnings-in-place-as-uk-braces-for-storm-gerrit-13038118