Tag: coronavirus

HM Revenue & Customs last night made a U-turn on its previous decision not to waive penalties for tax returns submitted after Sunday’s deadline...

Pressure is mounting on chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak to plug the gaps in the government’s coronavirus support schemes which have meant three...

The Northern Ireland Executive has launched a new scheme to support company directors impacted by the covid-19 pandemic. Announcing the scheme last Thursday, economy minister...

Almost 25,000 taxpayers have taken advantage of a recent relaxation of the threshold under which tax due to HM Revenue & Customs can automatically...

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has written to chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak asking him to consider three areas of support in...

A freelancer trade body has warned that the rules for claiming the third self-employed coronavirus grant are stricter and more complex than for the...

The UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) may return to pre-pandemic levels as soon as next summer, according to economists, after hopes were raised following...

The improved coronavirus support packages unveiled by chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak last week have been branded “wasteful and badly targeted” by a...

More than two million people have already applied for the government’s second self-employed coronavirus grant, according to recent official figures. In May, chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak announced...

People in England should return to working from home “if they can”, a government minister has said, in an apparent U-turn on previous government messaging. Michael Gove,...