by Mike Lewis | Oct 26, 2026
Last week it emerged that Number 11 has decided against one of the biggest potential tax changes being considered for the upcoming Autumn Budget. According to sources first reported byThe Times, the Chancellor has decided not to increase the rate of capital gains tax...
by Mike Lewis | Oct 26, 2026
Commentary on the Burnham government’s first budget is likely to be dominated by big-ticket changes to tax policy: broadly speaking, what taxes, and at what rates, should apply to different kinds of income and people. That’s as it should be. Getting the shape of our...
by Mike Lewis | Sep 23, 2026
Two weeks ago the leader of the Opposition told Parliament that On Monday, Chris Rokos, Britain’s third biggest taxpayer, announced that he was leaving the country. That is £330 million of taxes walking out the door because of this Labour Government – every...
by Mike Lewis | Apr 30, 2026
Full report Executive summary A UK company which forms part of one of the world’s largest oil trading multinationals, and which handles much of its oil trading business, has since 2009 been paying four-fifths of its operating profits to a related company in the Swiss...
by Mike Lewis | Feb 2, 2026
On Saturday the Sunday Times published its annual ‘Tax List’ – the celebratory counterpart to its better known ‘Rich List’, claiming to list the people that are the country’s top individual taxpayers. As in previous years, the list has fueled claims that millionaires...
