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Rishi Sunak demands urgent easing of travel rules in letter to UK PM

Sunak wrote of his concerns to Prime Minister Boris Johnson before ministers are due to discuss August travel guidelines this week

Rishi Sunak demands urgent easing of travel rules in letter to UK PM
Updated On : 02 Aug 2021 | 1:48 AM IST

UK FM Sunak writes to PM Johnson to ease Covid travel curbs: Report

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has reportedly written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, calling for an urgent easing of COVID-19 travel curbs to aid the revival of the country's economy.

UK FM Sunak writes to PM Johnson to ease Covid travel curbs: Report
Updated On : 01 Aug 2021 | 5:32 PM IST

Fuel price surge: What India can learn from Biden and Sunak's tax policies

When the times change, policy has to adapt. Why then is New Delhi so determined to not raise rates on under-taxed forms of income and wealth, questions T N Ninan

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Updated On : 16 Jul 2021 | 10:32 PM IST

Sunak drawn into in-laws' Amazon India tax row as they face $7.7 mn bill

The revelations come just days after Sunak led the G7 finance ministers' charge to agree to a global deal designed to make tech companies pay more tax.

Sunak drawn into in-laws' Amazon India tax row as they face $7.7 mn bill
Updated On : 14 Jun 2021 | 5:17 PM IST

G7 nations reach historic deal to make big multinationals pay fair taxes

The Group of Seven said it would back a minimum global corporation tax rate of at least 15%

G7 nations reach historic deal to make big multinationals pay fair taxes
Updated On : 05 Jun 2021 | 7:30 PM IST

G7 finance ministers meet in London to broker global tax deal

The gathering, chaired by British finance minister Rishi Sunak, is the first time the ministers have met face-to-face since the start of the coronavirus pandemic

G7 finance ministers meet in London to broker global tax deal
Updated On : 04 Jun 2021 | 2:54 PM IST

Rishi Sunak isn't sold on US President Joe Biden's global business tax plan

Britain wants the US and other nations to focus instead on measures to make big MNCs, such as Amazon, pay more of their tax in countries where they operate

Rishi Sunak isn't sold on US President Joe Biden's global business tax plan
Updated On : 17 May 2021 | 1:28 AM IST

Britain increases business tax to pay off nation's vast Covid-19 debt

"Even after this change, the United Kingdom will still have the lowest corporation tax rate in the G7," Sunak said

Britain increases business tax to pay off nation's vast Covid-19 debt
Updated On : 04 Mar 2021 | 2:08 AM IST

Britain to freeze personal tax thresholds until 2026, says Rishi Sunak

Sunak said the freeze was part of an approach to start fixing the public finances as he looks for ways to raise funds following unprecedented measures to support jobs and the economy during Covid

Britain to freeze personal tax thresholds until 2026, says Rishi Sunak
Updated On : 03 Mar 2021 | 10:37 PM IST

UK's Sunak extends Covid rescue plan but firms to pay more tax from 2023

A tax cut for home-buyers was also extended until the end of June

UK's Sunak extends Covid rescue plan but firms to pay more tax from 2023
Updated On : 03 Mar 2021 | 8:48 PM IST

Sunak to promise 'whatever it takes' in UK's new Covid-19 budget plan

Sunak has so far spent almost 300 billion pounds ($419 billion) on emergency support measures and tax cuts

Sunak to promise 'whatever it takes' in UK's new Covid-19 budget plan
Updated On : 03 Mar 2021 | 7:28 AM IST

Rishi Sunak plots tax raid to plug UK deficit, risking Tory rage

Sunak's answers will shape his own fortunes, the Conservative government's political identity, and the UK economy's chances of making a full recovery from its deepest recession for 300 years

Rishi Sunak plots tax raid to plug UK deficit, risking Tory rage
Updated On : 01 Mar 2021 | 2:18 AM IST

UK's Rishi Sunak says public finances will not be fixed overnight

British finance minister Rishi Sunak said he would not try to fix the public finances overnight, days before he announces a budget plan

UK's Rishi Sunak says public finances will not be fixed overnight
Updated On : 28 Feb 2021 | 3:52 PM IST

UK's Rishi Sunak to raise business tax to pay for Covid-19 support

Allies of Sunak clarified he would not increase corporation tax higher than 23 per cent

UK's Rishi Sunak to raise business tax to pay for Covid-19 support
Updated On : 22 Feb 2021 | 12:56 AM IST

Britain economy suffers biggest slump in 300 years amid Covid-19 lockdowns

Gross domestic product rose 1 per cent from the third quarter, fuelled by a boom in construction and government spending

Britain economy suffers biggest slump in 300 years amid Covid-19 lockdowns
Updated On : 13 Feb 2021 | 1:19 AM IST

UK plans to tax firms that profited from Covid-19 pandemic, says report

Finance minister Rishi Sunak is unlikely to announce these taxes at the budget announcement scheduled for March 3

UK plans to tax firms that profited from Covid-19 pandemic, says report
Updated On : 07 Feb 2021 | 8:30 AM IST

Rishi Sunak plans 500 pounds one-time benefit payment amid Covid-19

The plans come ahead of an April deadline when last March's 20 pound-per-week uplift to universal credit payments is set to end

Rishi Sunak plans 500 pounds one-time benefit payment amid Covid-19
Updated On : 18 Jan 2021 | 1:51 AM IST

Covid-19 crisis: Economic emergency has just begun, says Rishi Sunak

Sunak said on Thursday that he was confident and hopeful that a Brexit trade deal could be struck with the European Union - and that the shape of the deal was clear

Covid-19 crisis: Economic emergency has just begun, says Rishi Sunak
Updated On : 27 Nov 2020 | 2:47 AM IST

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Growing disquiet over Oxford-Astra vaccine data

Covid passports seen key to resuming travel, Sewage testing may offer early signs of outbreaks, IBM to shed 10,000 jobs in Europe, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Growing disquiet over Oxford-Astra vaccine data
Updated On : 26 Nov 2020 | 3:06 PM IST

Rishi Sunak allocates funds for UK's Counter Terrorism Operations Centre

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced to set aside millions of pounds to establish a world-leading Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) based in London

Rishi Sunak allocates funds for UK's Counter Terrorism Operations Centre
Updated On : 26 Nov 2020 | 10:08 AM IST