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Is the government on track to replace the business rates system in England?
Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s promise to replace the business rates system so that revenue can be raised in what it calls a “fairer way”. Read
We check facts about the UK economy. This includes money issues like prices, taxes, jobs, people out of work, and housing. We also look at how these things are different in each part of the UK.
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Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s promise to replace the business rates system so that revenue can be raised in what it calls a “fairer way”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair claimed in an article that “By the end of this decade, we could be spending more on incapacity and disability benefits than on defence.” This is true—but it’s also already the case. Read
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Full Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto commitment on taxation, which has led to much debate over the meaning of the phrase ‘working people’. Read
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Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to establish a ‘National Wealth Fund’. Read
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Full Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto commitment to scrap the current domicile-based tax system. Read
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Full Fact looks at whether Labour has met its pledge to assign £7.3 billion of capital to the National Wealth Fund. Read
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The Labour government set out plans to change inheritance tax rules for non-UK assets in its first Budget. Read
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Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to kickstart economic growth, from the first of the party’s “five missions to rebuild Britain”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A post shared thousands of times on social media makes a number of inaccurate claims about the UK’s public finances. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Welfare spending, which includes state pensions, has been higher than income tax for at least 13 years, contrary to a claim in the Conservatives’ Alternative King’s Speech. Read
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