Tax revenues fall by 4.4% to £608.8bn.
Current Affairs
3 in 5 pension schemes fail to consider climate change
Investors are at risk of lower returns.
Sunak cuts air passenger and alcohol duties
Fuel duty frozen for the 12th consecutive year.
Autumn Budget 2021: expectations
Chancellor is expected to raise taxes.
Costs preventing 1 in 5 businesses from reducing carbon emissions
Only 37% of businesses have taken green action.
State pensions set to rise 3.1% in 2022/23
Yearly payments will increase by £290.
UK house prices up 10.6% in the year to August
Average house £25,000 more expensive than last year.
Price rises dip slightly in September
The CPIH rate of inflation fell 0.1% last month.
Economy inches towards recovery in August
Economy grows by 0.4% in August after -0.1% slump in July.
IFS: Chancellor may lower spending plans in the Autumn Budget
Spending may be cut to achieve the Chancellor’s budget surplus.
International community strikes global tax deal
Countries worldwide agree to minimum corporation tax rate of 15%.
HMRC ‘cannot tell’ number of MPAA breaches
Pensions firm calls for better data on £4,000 limit.
Treasury considers recovery loan scheme extension
The renewed scheme could become less generous to firms.
Furlough scheme ends after 18 months
Around 1m people were still furloughed.
Borrowing between April and August less than expected
Monthly borrowing remains above pre-pandemic levels.
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