Leo is fulfilling a trip Pope Francis planned to make, to mark an important anniversary with the Orthodox church in Turkey.

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Tax on horse racing bets, both in shops and online, will remain unchanged at 15 per cent, news which comes following a campaign against the idea of harmonising gambling duties.

Salary sacrifice cuts in the Budget see a cut on pension benefits, which some have dubbed a 'stealth tax rise in Employer Insurance'.

It means the current income tax bands will stay as they are until at least April 2031, for taxpayers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

OBR: Tax thresholds freeze means more people will bay basic, higher and additional-rate taxes. New tax on £2m homes; mileage charge for electric vehicles; national insurance on salary sacrifice ...

According to its website , the OBR (Office for Budget Responsibility) is a non-departmental public body funded by the UK Treasury which was created in 2010. Its purpose is to provide independent and ...

The confirmation the cap will be scrapped was immediately welcomed by organisations which have long campaigned for it to go.

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Palestine Action’s co-founder Huda Ammori is taking legal action against the Home Office over the decision to ban the direct action group.

It came as the UK’s official forecaster also reported that economic growth will be weaker than expected from 2026.

The OBR said the freeze in tax thresholds would result in 780,000 more basic-rate, 920,000 more higher-rate and 4,000 more additional-rate income tax payers in 2029/30, and estimated it will raise ...