National Insurance

A plan to merge National Insurance (NI) with income tax would increase wages, create jobs and help reduce costs, business leaders have said.

Prudential has called for women over the age of 55 to check whether they will receive the full State Pension.

FIVE THINGS

The government has launched an online tax calculator enabling people to work out how much tax they have paid and how it is spent.

The UK should introduce a single income tax of 30% as part of a radical reform of the taxation system designed to boost economic growth, an influential committee has said.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be given new powers in the spring to tackle employers who try to dodge paying their PAYE or National Insurance contributions (NICs).

As the government considers a catch-all rule for tax abuse, the experts give us the lowdown...

The government is set to create working groups to begin reforming the income tax and national insurance contribution (NIC) systems.

Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is considering setting up online accounts for individual PAYE taxpayers and introducing annual tax statements as part of efforts to make the UK tax system easier to understand.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has demanded five immediate actions to avert further financial turmoil.