Pieter Snepvangers

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Pieter Snepvangers |Ollie Corfe

Due to their limited budget and therefore small sum paid by residents, there is no cap in place for how much parish and town councils can raise their tax each year. However, in recent years, these authorities have quietly assumed more responsibilities as debt-ravaged district councils have passed on basic duties they claim can no longer afford to fund. Town and parish councils raised taxes by 7.4pc this year, following an 8.5pc increase last year.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Pieter Snepvangers

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3 weeks ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Pieter Snepvangers

Rachel Reeves’s onslaught of taxes will cost private schools “millions”, a leading institution has warned. Gresham’s School in Norfolk said it was having to “take stock” of its finances after Labour’s 20pc VAT raid on fees, the loss of business rates relief and April’s National Insurance rise for employers.

3 weeks ago | finance.yahoo.com | Pieter Snepvangers

Gresham’s School in Norfolk is being forced to ‘take stock’ of its finances - David Burton/Alamy Stock Photo Rachel Reeves’s onslaught of taxes will cost private schools “millions”, a leading institution has warned. Gresham’s School in Norfolk said it was having to “take stock” of its finances after Labour’s 20pc VAT raid on fees, the loss of business rates relief and April’s National Insurance rise for employers.

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Pieter Snepvangers

In his chairman's report, Mr Marriage wrote: "Financially, the school has remained strong, which has not only facilitated the busy programme of investment over the past few years, but also ensured the school is in a strong position to face the financial challenges arising from the Government's policy to remove the VAT exemption that applied to independent school fees, to remove charitable relief on business rates and to deal with the rise in employer National Insurance contributions.