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COVID-19 loans hit total value of £80 billion
BBLS applications accounted for the majority of claims.State pensions predicted to rise by 8%
The raise would cost the Treasury £3 billion.Post-pandemic job exodus could cost businesses up to £17 billion
The cost equates to £10,076 per business.HMRC posts renewal reminder for tax credits claims
Some review packs require a reply for renewal.Sweeping VAT changes for goods outside the EU
The EU launches its long-awaited one-stop shop.Employers start contributing to furlough payments
The furlough scheme begins winding down.Stamp duty holiday to begin tapering off
Lower nil-rate threshold in England & NI due in tomorrow.FCA bans world’s largest cryptoasset exchange from UK
Binance Markets Limited has until tomorrow to comply.Treasury considers investing pension pots into startups
It comes as the Government seeks capital for recovery.BoE: Recovery to push inflation above 3%
The Bank expects high inflation to be ‘temporary'.
In the 11th and 12th centuries half a million pilgrims a year travelled on foot from all over Europe to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. In September 1992 Patrick Shanahan retraced their steps, recording his 500 mile journey in a series of photographs, some of which are reproduced on this website.