A Labour council has been blasted for suggesting it will take £25,000 to fill each pothole in their area. Vince Maple, the local Labour leader of Medway Council, wrote to roads minister Guy Opperman a fortnight ago saying that his council needs
Anyone buying their copy of the Express knows what this country has been through over the last few years. A once in a generation pandemic and Putin’s energy crisis which sent bills skyrocketing. A tough few years by anyone’s measure. But, now
Jeremy Hunt’s “stealth taxes” will wipe out more than three-quarters of the increase to the state pension, the Liberal Democrats have said. Sir Ed Davey’s party has accused the Chancellor of taking a “bolt cutter to the triple lock” pledge to increase
A Spanish tourism boss has issued a stark warning over taxes on tourists amid worries it will put off the millions of Brits who visit each year. Malaga tourism councillor, Arturo Bernal, told Spanish parliament he opposed a tourism tax as it would
In 2023, a total of 14.1 million foreign passengers jetted out to the Canary Islands (Image: Getty) Campaigners in Tenerife against mass tourism are demanding the government impose a sweeping array of taxes to stop the ever increasing influx in visitor numbers. Tempers
Jeremy Hunt clashes with Trevor Phillips Jeremy Hunt insisted he has a “moral duty” to put money in people’s pockets as finalised a personal tax budget giveaway. The Chancellor and Prime Minister were locked in talks last night over whether they can
Jeremy Hunt is facing the biggest pressure to date to cut taxes in his Budget, after the largest Tory MP faction demanded he deliver for hardworking people. The One Nation caucus of Conservative MPs, which boasts 107 members and dwarfs other groups,
Rishi Sunak was told he must cut taxes to win back disenchanted voters after a double by-election drubbing. Tory MPs said income tax must be reduced in the budget next month as new research found governments that reduce the burden win at
In what appears to be a perfect contradiction in terms, the country with the highest tax in Europe is also among the happiest in the world. Tax burdens across Europe vary hugely – but Denmark stands out as the highest taxing country
Donald Tusk, Poland’s EU-aligned Prime Minister, has been accused of “silently consenting” to three new taxes set to be imposed on his country by Brussels. And Mateusz Morawiecki, Mr Tusk’s predecessor as their country’s leader, warned the levies would hit Poles in