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Vulnerable consumers claim to have been ‘bullied and criminalised’ by HMRC after losing their pensions. Victims of pension scams have been pushed to their limits after losing their life savings and then being pursued by HM Revenue and Customs for substantial tax bills. The taxman has been described as implacable and relentless, charging people hundreds … Read more
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New rules designed to protect those who remain with the same insurers will hit consumers who shop around for insurance, the City watchdog has warned. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says a decision to ban the so-called loyalty penalty will save customers a total of £4.2bn over the next decade, but will increase costs for … Read more
If you have bought new clothes, filled the car’s fuel tank or treated yourself to a beer recently, you’ll know what economists confirmed on Wednesday. The price of goods and services, also known as inflation, is rising rapidly. The annual rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), more than doubled last … Read more
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Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs no longer uses debt collectors, instead its systems take money straight out of your earnings and pension income. The taxman is using special powers to recover unpaid bills directly from wage packets and pensions because the pandemic has made it impossible to deal with rising numbers of tax debtors in … Read more
So-called green energy plans supply a third of British homes but the great majority of tariffs may not be as green as their customers believe. Many energy customers on ‘green’ tariffs are unknowingly paying for power from non-renewable sources. A third of British homes are supplied by green energy plans, leading customers to believe their … Read more
VAT (Value Added Tax) can be a difficult one to get your head around and calculate. Find out what it is and how much you need to pay in our complete VAT explained for Dummies guide.
Why it is crucial that the new online safety bill to be presented to parliament next week includes criminal activity such as fraud, scams and con adverts. Scams are sadly a daily hazard of modern life: the email about a puzzling DHL parcel that couldn’t be delivered; the text message from HMRC concerning a Covid-19 … Read more