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A spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs told Full Fact this is “completely false”. Read
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HMRC told us this is “completely false”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Videos circulating on social media claim you need to tell the government if you’ve been living with your partner for more than a year, or you’ll face a £2,000 fine. But this isn’t true. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Videos claiming that people will have to pay £1.50 to withdraw cash from ATMs from October 1 have been shared online. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Treasury confirmed there is no such tax. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked into the numbers after claims from a number of Conservative MPs, including the party’s leader Kemi Badenoch. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve seen several social media videos claiming this is part of new measures being introduced in October, but HMRC confirmed it isn’t true. Read
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A spokesperson for the National Crime Agency, which oversees the Financial Intelligence Unit, confirmed this is not true. Read
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UK Finance told us this wasn’t something that it was aware of and we couldn’t find evidence of any such policy. Read
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The list includes taxes that are more than a century old and other taxes that don’t exist in the UK. Read
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