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UK opt-out from Robin Hood Tax could cost taxpayers £21 billion
Responding to a report published today (Tuesday) by Ernst and Young, which says that the City would still pay more than half the revenue of an EU-wide financial transactions tax (FTT) or Robin Hood Tax, even if the UK opts out, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
7 February 2012
Ending corporation tax relief for big bank bonuses could raise £1.7bn a year
Ending corporation tax relief for pay and bonuses worth more than 10 times average annual earnings (£26,200) could raise around £1.7bn a year if applied to the banking and financial services sector, according to a new TUC report published today (Monday).
6 February 2012
Bank lending must more than double to meet UK investment needs, TUC warns
Total bank lending to firms outside of finance and real estate must more than double in or...
2 February 2012
Final building blocks for auto-enrolment regime
The TUC has today (Wednesday) welcomed the publication of the DWP response to the consulta...
1 February 2012
TUC on IFS pay and pension findings
Commenting on the Institute for Fiscal Studies' (IFS) analysis of the impact of changes to...
31 January 2012
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Labour market trends for January 2012
The Trades Union Congress' Richard Exell rounds up some of the changes we've noticed in this month's employment figures.
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