Yesterday, millions of households faced sharp rises in everything from council tax to water from Tuesday, in what has been labelled “Awful April”.
Water, energy and council tax are just some of the bills going up as changing thresholds will cause more people to be liable for other outgoings like stamp duty and car tax.
Big tech
It comes as US technology companies have been offered a significant tax cut by Keir Starmer in return for lower tariffs from Donald Trump’s administration as the UK braces itself for a global trade war.
The UK government is willing to reduce the headline rate of its digital services tax (DST) in an attempt to placate the US president.
Downing Street is also offering to change the tariffs that it imposes on American exports of chicken, beef and other meats, according to The Daily Telegraph, in a move that could further inflame tensions between Labour and farmers already furious at Sir Keir’s inheritance tax changes.
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