Business & Finance

David Cameron tax row rages

David Cameron tax row rages

It appears everyone in this country is paying doing their civic duty and paying tax – except of course, for multimillion pound corporations and the prime minister. While thousands of ordinary people struggle to pay their council tax bills and are subsequently getting jail threats, the debate over David Cameron’s tax status continues to rage. The release of his tax[Read More…]

Tories plan to scrap free school meals

Tories plan to scrap free school meals

The Tories are considering plans to cut free school meals, it has been revealed. George Osborne’s November Spending Review, is considering proposals to end policies in which free hot school meals are given to all schoolchildren between four and seven, a policy which was introduced by former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in 2014. It was estimated that it would[Read More…]

Trans-Pacific Partnership to grant corporations unlimited power over sovereign states

Trans-Pacific Partnership to grant corporations unlimited power over sovereign states

Corporations will soon be able to wield significant control over states in the US, leaked document have revealed. The recently leaked chapter from the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement (TPP) will enable companies to sidestep national jurisdiction and sue the countries they are operating in via private courts. The report, published over Wikileaks site found that various mechanisms will[Read More…]

Ministers discuss plans to make EVERYONE pay TV licence fee -whether they own a TV or not

Ministers discuss plans to make EVERYONE pay TV licence fee -whether they own a TV or not

The government has outlined plans to make everyone purchase a TV licence – regardless of whether or not they own a TV, it has been revealed. Under the plans, the TV licence would be reinvented as a household tax that everyone would be forced to pay. At present, you only have to pay for a TV licence if you watch[Read More…]

Deputy Prime Minister Milanka Opacic announced that some of the poorest communities in Croatia will have their debt cancelled

The poor of Croatia has their debt cancelled

A plan has recently been drawn up to cancel the debt of 60,000 of Croatia’s poorest citizens. This has been done in order to allow people to have a fresh start, especially those who are in debt and don’t have any assets. This also includes tax debts and government fines. Under the plans, debtors must have no savings or property,[Read More…]