To assist taxpayers, HMRC has launched an online portal for the making of working from home expenses incurred during the pandemic. From 6 April 2020, employees can claim a tax-free amount of £6 a week…
Empty baskets: calculating inflation under lockdown
The disappearance of normal spending habits has created problems for the statisticians who calculate the rate of inflation. Source: Office for National Statistics Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), fell sharply in…
Calling time on the triple lock?
The state pension triple lock may not survive much longer. The impact of Covid-19 on earnings could mean a change in the way that state pensions are increased in each year. If nothing is done,…
Consumer credit Covid-19 measure extended
Help for consumers to manage their credit and debt has been extended to the end of October. In mid-June, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) told firms to extend measures to provide help to people with…