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- Fracking firms could share in UK fossil fuel tax breaks worth billions Tue, 28 Jun 22, 9:18pmExclusive: Campaigners say funding may provide incentive to restart fracking if moratorium is lifted
- Boris Johnson, greased piglet, escapes yet again – cartoon Sun, 29 May 22, 3:00amHe’s hoping news of the windfall tax will wash away all memories of the Sue Gray report
- Sunak’s windfall tax is a ‘sticking plaster’, say climate campaigners Fri, 27 May 22, 12:07amTax on oil and gas companies described as ‘missed opportunity’ to tackle climate and cost of living crises
- ‘Do you think people are stupid?’ MPs challenge Sunak over income tax cut planned for election year – as it happened Tue, 29 Mar 22, 4:43amThis blog is now closed. You can read our full report on Sunak’s evidence to MP here
- ‘Do you think people are stupid?’ MPs challenge Sunak over income tax cut planned for election year – live Tue, 29 Mar 22, 4:43amLatest updates: chancellor faces Commons Treasury committee amid criticism over his spring statement
- Sunak tells MPs announcing income tax cut will help resist pressure for higher spending – UK politics live Tue, 29 Mar 22, 2:01amLatest updates: chancellor faces Commons Treasury committee amid criticism over his spring statement
- Benefit rises will take 18 months to catch up with inflation, OBR chair tells MPs – UK politics live Mon, 28 Mar 22, 10:59pmLatest updates: warning comes as chancellor is to face Commons Treasury committee this afternoon amid criticism over his spring statement
- The Guardian view on windfall taxes: an idea whose time has come again | Editorial Fri, 11 Feb 22, 5:50amLabour’s Ed Miliband is right to call for a one-off increase in corporation tax on North Sea producers to fund lower bills for consumers
- UK tax breaks for oil and gas under scrutiny from climate activists Thu, 9 Dec 21, 2:15amHigh court hearing puts UK financial support for the fossil fuel industry in the spotlight
- IFS warns Labour renationalisation may delay low-carbon economy Wed, 4 Dec 19, 1:57amJohn McDonnell rejects claim, saying thinktank is taking ‘nakedly ideological stance’
- Why are taxpayers subsidising the oil and gas companies that jeopardise our future? | Clive Lewis Tue, 30 Apr 19, 7:00pmInstead of hoping market forces solve the climate crisis, the government needs to stop giving tax breaks to polluters
- How to feed the world while curbing our appetite for destruction | Letters Thu, 14 Dec 17, 6:15amThere is enough food for everyone, says Chrissie Hynde – if everyone takes only their fair share and stops eating animals. Others suggest improving farming production methods, tackling population growth and taxing meatAlthough...
- Schools with solar panels face £1.8m bill due to business rates rise Mon, 6 Mar 17, 11:17pmTax hike on solar-installed properties to affect 821 state schools in England and Wales, research suggests
- Use tax disobedience to create a fairer society | Letters Tue, 19 Apr 16, 4:13amThe latest tax scandal is bringing the erosion of our democracy into ever sharper focus. Britain suffers under an enormous democratic deficit due to state capture by “free”-market neoliberal fundamentalism and its associated...
- Solar still a good option despite subsidy cut and VAT hike, says industry Thu, 14 Jan 16, 10:23pmTrade body says solar panel installation is still attractive for consumers but average payback period will almost double