Fiscal rules under review
14.33 Fri Jul 18 2008
Alistair Darling has said the rules on how much Britain can borrow are under review.
Darling postpones fuel tax rise
23.08 Wed Jul 16 2008
A 2p rise in fuel duty due in October has been postponed by Chancellor Alistair Darling.
Road tax hikes to hit 9m motorists
22.51 Thu Jul 10 2008
More than 9 million motorists look set to be hit with higher road tax under reforms pushed through by the Government.
Darling announces savings guarantee
11.48 Tue Jul 01 2008
Alistair Darling is handing savers further guarantees their money will be safe while facing another 10p tax rebellion.
Katona wins bankruptcy breather
15.37 Wed Jun 25 2008
Kerry Katona has been given until August to pay off a massive tax bill and avoid declaring bankruptcy.
Families '£8 a week worse off'
09.25 Mon Jun 23 2008
A typical family is £8 a week worse off than a year ago, according to research.
Hundreds take part in 'go-slow'
17.39 Sat Jun 14 2008
Hundreds of disgruntled drivers have staged "go-slow" protests against rising fuel duty.
Diplomatic row over flight taxes
08.07 Sat Jun 07 2008
Plans for "green" changes to taxes on flights have sparked a diplomatic row with the United States.
Commons clash over 'green' car taxes
14.20 Wed Jun 04 2008
Conservative leader David Cameron has poured scorn on Gordon Brown's proposed car tax changes in a rousing round of PMQs.
Darling makes 10p tax statement
22.28 Tue May 13 2008
Chancellor Alistair Darling has set out plans to compensate families who lost out when the 10p tax rate was scrapped.
Brown accused of 'panic measures'
22.59 Wed Apr 23 2008
Gordon Brown has been accused of "panicking" in the face of a backbench revolt over the 10p tax row.
Labour tax rift deepens
23.37 Sat Apr 19 2008
Infighting over the 10p tax rate is causing headaches for Gordon Brown, and hurting Labour in the polls.
Snipes 'should serve maximum jail term'
08.41 Wed Apr 16 2008
Wesley Snipes should serve the maximum penalty of three years in jail for failing to file a tax return, prosecutors have said.
Dragon star Bannatyne slams Government
14.25 Mon Apr 14 2008
Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne has criticised the Government's tax system.
TUC: 'Workers resent 10p tax rate loss'
06.46 Sat Apr 12 2008
The UK's biggest trade union organisation is urging the Government to help people hit by the abolition of the 10p tax rate.
Tax change brings criticism for Brown
10.03 Mon Apr 07 2008
Gordon Brown is under fire again for scrapping the 10p starting rate of income tax.
Snipes accused of not paying taxes
12.17 Fri Jan 11 2008
Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes has been accused of failing to pay federal taxes on £19 million in earnings over six years.
Burrows wins tax appeal
08.59 Wed Nov 14 2007
Saffron Burrows has won a tax appeal over earnings from the vampire movie Perfect Creature.
Cameron ridicules Brown in Commons
21.25 Wed Oct 10 2007
Gordon Brown squirmed as he came in for a grilling by David Cameron during his first Prime Minister's Questions since the summer break.
Gas-guzzlers to be hit by £2,000 tax?
08.16 Sun Sep 16 2007
A "purchase tax" of up to £2,000 could be introduced for gas-guzzling cars, according to a leaked Treasury paper.
Ryanair reprimanded over tax ads
14.23 Wed Jul 18 2007
Budget airline Ryanair has been reprimanded for using adverts criticising Gordon Brown over air passenger tax.
Over one million 'paid wrong tax'
08.23 Fri Jul 06 2007
Mistakes by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) means over one million people have paid the wrong tax, a report has warned.
Brown defends pension decision
19.01 Tue Apr 03 2007
Gordon Brown is unrepentant about his decision to ditch a tax break despite warnings it could wipe billions of pounds from pension funds.
Airlines criticise Tory tax plans
20.40 Sun Mar 11 2007
Tory plans for radical new "green" taxes on air travel have been criticised by airlines.
Tories to reveal 'green' tax plan
23.47 Sat Mar 10 2007
The Conservatives are planning to reveal proposals for a series of radical environmental taxes intended to curb airline travel.
Maradona in tax probe
12.21 Thu Mar 08 2007
Former football star Diego Maradona's bank accounts are being investigated as part of a tax probe.
Tour operators challenge passenger tax
14.11 Mon Feb 26 2007
A legal challenge has been launched over the Government's Air Passenger Duty (APD) airline tax by leading tour operators.