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Experts seek growth plan from Spring Budget
Spring Budget scheduled for 15 March.Business confidence in service industry falls
Experts call for service industry support.Trade associations call for green super deduction
Experts hope tax breaks would encourage SMEs to invest in net zero.PAYE processing time delayed
HMRC needs nine days to process new PAYE direct debits.FSB criticises plans to reduce SME R&D support
Small businesses less likely to invest after the cuts.Treasury receives £5.4 billion surplus in January
Income tax receipts hit £21.9 billion – the highest take on record.ATT urges the Government to revise AIA rules
“Strange arithmetic intricacies” could "catch out" taxpayers.CIOT calls for fairer HMRC repayment interest rates
Late payment penalties are up to 17 times higher than repayment amounts.HMRC targets short-term landlords over unpaid tax
Airbnb and Booking.com hosts must report rental income to HMRC.Inflation drops slightly to 10.1%
Falling fuel prices and the cost of eating out drove down inflation in January.
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.