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Treasury set for petrol tax windfall
Press Review 21 May 2004
The Treasury is set to scoop a £2 billion per year tax windfall from oil prices riding high at $40 per barrel.
Brown blamed for fall in new firms
Press Review 21 May 2004
New data has revealed a 20 per cent drop in the number of new companies being formed.
Blair sidesteps petrol tax questions
Press Review 20 May 2004
Tony Blair has refused to confirm whether September's planned increase in petrol tax will go ahead, despite prices at the pumps rising to their highest levels for four years.
Howard calls for fuel tax U-turn
News Article 19 May 2004
Michael Howard has called on the prime minister to scrap plans to raise petrol taxes this autumn.
Mobile firm boss to lead new tax body
Press Review 14 May 2004
Outgoing boss of mobile phone company mmO2 David Varney has been appointed chairman of the newly merged Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise.
Brown to name merger chief
Press Review 13 May 2004
Gordon Brown is today expected to name the person appointed as the executive chairman who will oversee the merger of the Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise.
Lib Dems target Revenue over unpaid taxes
Press Review 10 May 2004
The Liberal Democrats have criticised the Inland Revenue for failing to keep detailed information about the £14 billion of uncollected taxes that a public watchdog identified in March.
MPs attack tax credit launch
Press Review 22 April 2004
The Commons public accounts committee has described the introduction of the Inland Revenue's new tax credits system as "nothing short of disastrous".
MPs slam new tax credit system
News Article 22 April 2004
The Commons public accounts committee has described the introduction of the Inland Revenue's new tax credits system as "nothing short of disastrous".
Marathon to run-up VAT revenues
Press Review 16 April 2004
Participants in this year's London marathon will run the first four miles for the taxman, Simon Hughes has warned.
Marathon runners warned of VAT bill
News Article 15 April 2004
Participants in this year's London marathon will run the first four miles for the taxman, Simon Hughes has warned.
Snooping fears as civil servants misuse IT
Press Review 7 April 2004
The Liberal Democrats have expressed fears of widespread Whitehall snooping on private records after figures showed hundreds of civil servants have been disciplined for misusing departmental computer systems.
Revenue just one swipe away
Press Review 24 March 2004
The National Audit Office has today called on the Inland Revenue to begin taking payments by credit and debit card in order to ease payment and reduce debts.
Watchdog warns ministers over tax debts
News Article 24 March 2004
The government has been warned that it must do more to tackle the non-payment of taxes.
