The Treasury will not axe the single-person council tax discount, Downing Street has indicated. There had been suggestions that the government was considering scrapping the measure in a bid to fill the £22bn fiscal black hole it claims it has inherited from the previous Conservative...
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out scrapping the single-person council tax discount, saying decisions on the public finances had to be looked at "in the round". There has been mounting speculation the 25% tax break for people who live alone will be on the choppi...
Annuitant The person whose life expectancy is used to determine the payout of an annuity. Annuity A financial contract issued by a life insurance company that offers tax-deferred 177 Glossary savings and a choice of payout options to meet an owner's needs in retirement: income for life, ...
The Labour Party has met these proposals with vicious and prolonged resistance and is still fighting a rearguard action against wider home ownership. A Labour government would take away the tenant's right to buy his council house, would prevent councils selling even voluntarily at a discount, and...
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out scrapping the single-person council tax discount, saying decisions on the public finances had to be looked at "in the round". There has been mounting speculation the 25% tax break for people who live alone will be on the chopping block when Chanc...