The advent of a new tax year always brings some financial changes. This year, most of us will feel worse off, since the end of a cap on energy prices and an increase in interest rates coincides with a rise in National Insurance.
By now, most of us will have received a communication from our energy supplier telling us that our bills are going up – and the price rises are likely to be greater than we have ever seen before.
The chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his Spring Budget, here’s the key points you should know.
This International Women’s Day the theme is #BreaktheBias, with all of us being encouraged to think about how we call out gender stereotypes, discrimination and bias in our workplaces and communities.
Despite the end of the stamp duty holiday, which many predicted would push down the demand for properties hugely, studies show there is still unspent demand when it comes to buying homes.
Link Group, which monitors dividend payouts from the UK stock market, is forecasting that dividends paid out by companies will fall by seven percent in the coming year.
Making plans for the end of the tax year – which is on April 5, with a new tax year starting on April 6 - allows you to make the most of the tax allowances given to you by the government.
As we welcome a new year, many of us vow to make it a year in which we improve our financial habits. But without a credible plan it is easy to slip back into our old ways without making a real difference.
If you pay your tax through a self-assessment tax form – and over 12 million of us do – the news that the Government is effectively suspending the late payment fee for those who miss the January 31 deadline this year might seem like a licence to dawdle.
