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Total tax receipts surge by £23.1bn
Government revenue hit £392.5bn between April and September 2023.New VAT registrations online only
Paper VAT registration to be removed from mid-November.12 million self-assessment customers at risk of scams
HMRC warns customers to be cautious.Mileage rates leave workers out of pocket, warns ATT
HMRC rates will reimburse employees for business travel.Bernie Ecclestone admits to £400m tax fraud
Former Formula One boss pays £650m in tax and penalties.Insolvency up by 16.5% from last month
1,967 corporate insolvencies were recorded in September.UK economy recovery slows in August
Interest rates are expected to remain the same.Industry backlash at HS2 U-turn
New Midlands transport system not enough say critics.20-year high in UK debt as borrowing increases
Government long-term borrowing highest since 1998.Treasury task force details carbon company cuts
New net-zero measures are designed to follow ISSB standards.
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.