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13% of UK adults never plan on retiring, new survey suggests
35% of retirees wish they had planned for retirement earlier.Budget unlikely to contain tax cuts amid inflation
Hunt to focus on lowering inflation in November statement.GDP climbs to pre-pandemic levels
Fears of a broken economy prove to be inaccurate.ATT: R&D changes go against simplification remit
Professionals also warn that commencement date is too soon.High inflation makes autumn tax cuts unlikely, says Jeremy Hunt
Warning comes amid hints of interest rate rises.HMRC recognises that R&D system needs improvements
CIOT remains concerned about HMRC’s ‘volume approach’ to claims.Business closures to hit 28,000 in 2024
Rising interest rates adding pressure to finances.ONS revises its findings and says economy actually grew in 2021
ONS previously said the economy declined by 1.2% in 2021.Chancellor announces date for Autumn Statement 2023
Hunt will deliver announcement on 22 November.HMRC reopens self-assessment helpline
Helpline closed since 12 June.
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.