Tax Cheats Named By HMRC For First Time

HMRC has published the names of nine individuals and businesses which it says each owe more than £25,000 in tax. The tax authority described those named as "deliberate defaulters" who had repeatedly failed to co-operate with the taxman. HMRC said those...

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Fuel Prices 'Head For Highest Level Ever'

Motorists have been warned that petrol prices may soon reach their highest level ever. The AA said sterling's slide and market speculation could push prices to record levels by Easter. The warning comes as tanker drivers at the Grangemouth refinery,...

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Big Four Accountants 'Dominating Market'

An investigation into the UK's audit market has found that competition is restricted because it is hard for listed companies to switch accountants. The Competition Commission (CC) said the so-called "big four" audit firms - Deloitte, Ernst & Young,...

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'Prisons Are Run Better By Private Firms'

Private firms are better at running prisons than the public sector and all jails should be subject to open competition, according to a think tank. The Government would be wrong to limit the role of private companies within prisons to small contracts,...

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Foxconn Denies Hire Freeze Has Apple Link

Apple's manufacturing partner Foxconn has denied that a recruitment freeze it has imposed is linked to slowing production of the iPhone 5. Foxconn is not hiring new staff at a Shenzhen plant that makes gadgets, including the smartphone, but it has denied...

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Sony Reveals Next-Generation PlayStation 4

Sony has released details of its PlayStation 4 console at an event in New York, its first major release since the PS3 in 2006. Among other features, it will allow users to stream and play video games hosted on servers. Users will also be able to record...

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FTSE 100 Firms' Legal Liabilities Shoot Up

The amount of money Britain's companies have set aside to cover regulatory and legal costs has shot up, according to legal publisher Sweet & Maxwell. It said the legal liabilities reported by the FTSE 100 companies jumped by 22% last year to £22.1bn...

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Half Of Train Firms Lagging In Passenger Poll

More than half of train companies have a customer satisfaction score of 50% or lower, according to a Which? survey. Overall, only 22% of train travellers feel their service is improving despite above-inflation fare rises in January. Bottom in the 19-company...

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Reader's Digest Files For Bankruptcy Over Debt

The publisher of Reader's Digest has filed for bankruptcy as it seeks to cut its debt burden of $465m (£300m). RDA Holding Company, which owns the 91-year-old magazine, launched the action in a New York court on Sunday. It is the second time in nearly...

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Home Ownership '£1,440 Cheaper' Than Renting

The cost of buying a home has become £1,440 a year cheaper than renting, according to new research. Halifax found the average monthly costs associated with buying a three-bedroomed house stood at £621 in December, which is £120 cheaper than the typical...

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Osborne Plays Down Talk Of RBS Share Giveaway

By Katie Stallard, Moscow correspondent George Osborne has played down claims he plans to give British taxpayers up to £400 in Royal Bank of Scotland shares before the next election. The Chancellor, speaking to Sky News at a G20 meeting in Moscow,...

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Michael Fallon Eyes £65bn Kazakh Trade Deals

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Michael Fallon, the Business Minister, will fly to Kazakhstan on Sunday in an attempt to help British companies win a share of $100bn (£65bn) in new trade deals. Mr Fallon, who was promoted in last autumn's Cabinet...

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Home Ownership '£1,440 Cheaper' Than Renting

The cost of buying a home has become £1,440 a year cheaper than renting, according to new research. Halifax found the average monthly costs associated with buying a three-bedroomed house stood at £621 in December, which is £120 cheaper than the typical...

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Osborne Plays Down Talk Of RBS Share Giveaway

By Katie Stallard, Moscow correspondent George Osborne has played down claims he plans to give British taxpayers up to £400 in Royal Bank of Scotland shares before the next election. The Chancellor, speaking to Sky News at a G20 meeting in Moscow,...

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Michael Fallon Eyes £65bn Kazakh Trade Deals

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Michael Fallon, the Business Minister, will fly to Kazakhstan on Sunday in an attempt to help British companies win a share of $100bn (£65bn) in new trade deals. Mr Fallon, who was promoted in last autumn's Cabinet...

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