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Alcohol duty system changes from next month
All alcoholic drinks to be taxed based on ABV.Business confidence falls in June
Directors cite stubborn inflation as their main concern.CIOT: R&D crackdown deters legitimate claims
Current ‘volume compliance’ approach does not work.SMEs responsible for 56% of tax gap
Tax gap rises by 5% to £36bn.HMRC raises late payment interest rates
Interest on tax debt rises to 7.5%.HMRC defends decision to close self-assessment helpline
Treasury says reasons for temporary closure “not good enough”.Alcohol duty changes could raise extra £3bn
One month until new alcohol duty system introduced.HMRC raises late payment interest rates
Interest on tax debt rises to 7.5%.CIOT: Clearer guidance needed on cryptoassets
Professional bodies propose recommendations to HMRC.Thousands fined despite not owing tax
Low earners account for 40% of late-filing penalties.
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.