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The new social-care levy: an unfair tax that protects the “assetocracy”
Briefings The government’s regressive social-care levy will make Britain’s tax system even more complex. Root-and-branch reform is long overdue.
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Dividend payout advantages drain away for small-business owners
Advice Life is getting harder for self-employed people and small business owners paying themselves through dividends rather than a salary”
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Why the government's plan for funding social care is a lousy one
Editor's letter Insisting that people use their property wealth to pay for social care is perfectly reasonable, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
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What’s better than two types of income tax? Three types of income tax!
Analysis The government is to fund social care costs by raising National Insurance contributions and adding a “health and social care levy”. John Stepek looks at what's been announced and what it means for your money.
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How to top up your state pension
Advice To get the full state pension, you will need to have made national insurance contributions for at least 35 years, But if don't qualify, you may be able to do something about it.
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Government launches final Covid support scheme for the self-employed
Advice A fifth and final round of the government’s aid scheme for the self-employed, with grants of up to £7,500, has been launched.
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The myth of hypothecated taxes
Editor's letter The government wants to add a penny on our National Insurance contributions to pay for social care. But it won’t, says Merryn Somerset Webb. It will just vanish into the black hole of our public finances.
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How flexible working could affect your pension
Advice Flexible working may have a permanent effect on how we save for retirement, says David Prosser.
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How to navigate the child-benefit maze
Advice The child benefit system is infernally complicated and rife with potential pitfalls.
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