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Inheritance tax receipts up by £0.3bn
Total payment of £2.4bn paid on inheritance tax.Tax relief for creative businesses exceeds £1bn
Total tax breaks are down by a third on previous year.Govt. expands ‘help to grow: digital’ scheme
Scheme expanded to very smallest businesses.Bank of England raises interest rates to 1.75%
Increase sees the highest jump in 27 years.UK inflation hits 10.1%
Inflation reaches double digits for first time since 1982.Wages fall at record rate
Pay decreased during rising costs of bills.HMRC late payment interest rises this month
The decision follows Bank of England’s base rate increase.Economy shrinks between April and June
ONS says GDP fell as predicted by 0.1%BBRS urges SMEs to register banking disputes
The service is reminding businesses there are six months left.Number of non-dom taxpayers drops, says HMRC
Tax contributions still surpassed £7 billion.
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.