Answer - when it is a scam

HM Revenue & Customs have issued a warning to beware of a new scam from people pretending to be calling from HMRC. Apparently the fraudsters will call you and tell you are entitled to a tax rebate. They insist, however, that they need your bank account details in order  [ ... ]

McDonalds have announced today that there sales for July are up 7% compared to this time last year, its biggest sales increase for 18 months.  We must of turned to fast food to cheer ourselves up after the dismal showing in the football world cup!

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The Chancellor called the measures in this historic budget "unavoidable," and announced a raft of changes to tax and spending. Key news from today's Budget was: VAT to go up to 20pc from 17.5pc Capital gains tax for higher-rate taxpayers rises to 28pc Child benefit to be frozen for next [ ... ]

With the "emergency" budget tomorrow and the football on Wednesday I wonder who will please us more?

  HMRC’s computer at the VAT Registration Unit in Wolverhampton has broken down. This means they cannot issue new VAT numbers, nor can they cancel existing registrations. This will cause delays, but HMRC have put in place alternative working arrangements including relocation of work to other of [ ... ]

According to newspaper reports energy companies are making £105 of annual profit from each customer, leading to accusations they have cashed in on the cold winter. This is an increase of 40 per cent over the last three months, according to Ofgem, the industry regulator, and the highest level since  [ ... ]

Cadbury is to be taken over by the US food company Kraft after its board approved a new increased bid which results in another Great Britain manufacturing industry now in foreign hands.  The great is now coming out of Great Britain as more and more companies in the uk are being taken over by foreig [ ... ]

 Summary of the key announcements in Alistair Darling's pre-Budget report are:- Economy forecast to shrink 4.75% in 2009, worse than 3.5% forecast in April Growth of 1%-1.5% expected in 2010 and 3.5% in 2011 and 2012 Forecast borrowing of £178bn in 2009, £3bn higher than predicted in April [ ... ]

Banks and building societies across the UK could face up to 8m claims on bank charges.  This prediction comes ahead of next Wednesday’s decision by the Supreme Court on whether bank charges are unfair or not.  If the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) wins the ruling the UK’s leading high street ba [ ... ]