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Isa limits should be increased in line with inflation "to offer fair value to investors" who invest the full amount allowed each year, claims the Alliance Trust.

"Revealed: how Jersey woos tax avoiders" - this was the headline that screamed from the front page of the business section of the Observer newspaper on Sunday 17 September.

Those under the age of 35 face a bleak financial future in which half their earnings are taken by the taxman, a new report claims.

Amid the news on global terrorism this week one role has been forgotten - that of the taxman.

The Conservative Party has issued a revised statement of its aims and values which, while confirming cutting taxes won't be a top priority, neither it seems is pensions.

The taxman may get new powers of arrest and search and seizure, reports The Times

Proving performance will be key to venture capital trusts (VCTs) is they are to survive recent tax rule changes, says Close Venture Management (CVM).

GORDON BROWN has decided against forcing millions of families to rewrite their wills, says the Times , and backed away from his controversial Budget measures unveiled in March.

RESOLUTION IS IN talks to buy Abbey National's life insurance business in a deal that could be worth up to £4bn, reports The Guardian .

Tax experts have reacted with disappointment to proposals in today's budget regarding new tax relief rules for the UK film industry, as publication of detailed guidance to the regime's rules has been postponed until October this year.