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Charities gain more financial freedom
Charities Act changes give trustees greater flexibility.HMRC extends voluntary NIC deadline
Taxpayers have two extra years to fill records.HMRC launches VAT time-to-pay portal
Eligible businesses can set up payment plans online.Making Tax Digital said to cost £1.3bn
The original 2020 launch date was “unviable”.Government may scrap oil and gas windfall tax
Levy will remain in place unless prices drop.Self-assessment helpline to close for three months
HMRC will focus resources on other ‘problem calls’.FSB urges summer support for tourism sector
Recommendations come after predicted boom in ‘staycations’.MPs call for crypto crackdown
Group seeks tougher regulations for ‘consumer protection’.Employee share schemes under review
The Government aims to simplify employee reward system.LITRG warn of ineffective tax refund companies
Taxpayers repaying HMRC after ‘invalid’ company claims.

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.