Birmingham Restaurant Boss Issues Stark Warning to Rachel Reeves Over Hospitality Crisis Saturday, March 21, 2026 hospitality vat rachelreeves ukeconomy nationalinsurance birmingham restaurants jobloss policy chaophraya Ian Leigh, managing director of Birmingham’s popular Chaophraya Thai Restaurant, delivered a blunt message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Prime Minister Keir Starmer, highlighting the dire state of the hospitality industry. … Read More
New HMRC Rule Launches This April After a Decade of Opposition Monday, March 9, 2026 hmrc makingtaxdigital tax selfassessment incometax vat legislation digitaltax compliance taxthreshold This April, a major new HMRC rule called Making Tax Digital (MTD) will come into effect, marking the most significant overhaul of the UK self-assessment tax system in decades. Despite nearly ten years of resistance from … Read More
Historic 18th Century Pub Faces Closure Without Government Support, Warns Landlord Tuesday, January 20, 2026 pubs vat taxation hospitality businessrates nationalinsurance government closure wetherspoons midlands The Coach & Horses Inn, a historic Midland pub dating back to 1787, stands at a crossroads as its landlord warns it may close this year without urgent government intervention. Nestled on the border of Alvechurch and … Read More
Certain Drivers to Face £438 Increase Under New 3p-Per-Mile EV Tax Bands Saturday, December 27, 2025 ev vehicleexciseduty electricvehicle cartax publiccharging homecharging vat autumnbudget electriccar labourgovernment New car tax changes announced in the Autumn Budget under Labour Party leadership are set to raise the running costs for many electric vehicle (EV) drivers by as much as £438 annually, compared to owners of petrol and diesel … Read More
HMRC Warns UK Tax Agents to Resolve Overdue VAT Returns by February 2026 or Face Consequences Tuesday, December 16, 2025 hmrc vat taxagents penalties overduereturns taxcompliance agentcodes vatreturns taxdeadlines uktax HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is taking a firm stance on overdue VAT returns, issuing warnings to UK tax agents who have at least two outstanding returns. The tax authority has set a deadline of 7 February 2026 for agents to … Read More
British Gas, EDF, EON, Ovo, Octopus Bills Could Be Cut by £200 Under Rachel Reeves Thursday, November 13, 2025 energy bills vat greenlevies rachelreeves labour budget electricity savings ukenergy Energy bills in the UK could be reduced by as much as £200 annually under Budget proposals being prepared by Labour Party Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Central to these plans are measures such as cutting the 5% VAT on gas and … Read More