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Ministers will increase the threshold for taxing inherited farmland from £1m to £2.5m after months of pressure from campaigners and MPs representing rural areas.In a statement…

Inheritance tax for farmers to kick in at £2.5m, not £1m as planned, in government U-turn to help farming communityThe government has just announced a significant…

China is set to impose a value-added tax (VAT) on condoms and other contraceptives for the first time in three decades, as the country tries to…

English councils have received a new three-year financial settlement. But is it fair? Who are the winners and losers? Will your council tax bill go up,…

Reform UK council leaders have been accused of making “rash promises” after a local authority led by the party has been told it will have to…

This fall, Americans got to see what it’s like to go without a safety net for the hungry. With the U.S. government shut down for multiple…

Jonathan Liew’s article (Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is, 2 November) entirely misses the point that underlies…

Millions of pounds in landfill tax owed to the government has to be paid by the Environment Agency (EA) if it clears any of the thousands…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Switzerland votes on Sunday on whether to impose…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureReeves says 60% of families who will benefit from abolition of 2-child benefit cap have…