US news | The Guardian2d ago
Tax Day is a reminder of America’s unequal tax system. But we can fix it | Zohran Mamdani, Gabriel Zucman and Joseph Stiglitz https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/15/tax-day-united-states-unequal-taxation #UsNews #UsPolitics #TaxAndSpending #WorldNews #NewYork #Europe #Brazil
Tax day is a reminder of America’s unequal tax system. But we can fix it

There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us

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US news | The Guardian2d ago
Trump’s ‘DoorDash grandma’ had previously lobbied for the president, setting off controversy https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/trump-doordash-delivery-grandma-mcdonalds #DonaldTrump #TaxAndSpending #TrumpAdministration #Mcdonalds #FastFood #UsPolitics #UsNews
Trump’s ‘DoorDash grandma’ had previously lobbied for the president, setting off controversy

Sharon Simmons, photographed delivering McDonald’s to Trump on Monday, lobbied for the ‘no tax on tips’ policy in 2025

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World news | The Guardian2d ago
How war in Gulf reveals the ‘cut corners’ on British defence https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/14/war-gulf-british-defence #DefencePolicy #Military #RoyalNavy #BritishArmy #TaxAndSpending #Politics #UkNews
How war in Gulf reveals the ‘cut corners’ on British defence

With the army’s size halved since the cold war, UK ambitions to be globally deployable do not match the reality, experts say

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World news | The GuardianApr 10
Starbucks’s retail arm gets £13.7m tax credit even as sales increase https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/10/starbucks-retail-tax-credit-despite-sales-rise #Starbucks #UkNews #Business #FoodDrinkIndustry #TaxAndSpending #RetailIndustry
Starbucks’s retail arm gets £13.7m tax credit even as sales increase

Credit can be used to offset future bills as full-year losses at UK division widen to £41.3m and it adds 92 stores

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World news | The GuardianApr 5
New UK farm inheritance tax rule will cause ‘significant challenges’, say accountants https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/apr/06/new-uk-farm-inheritance-tax-rule-will-cause-significant-challenges-say-accountants #InheritanceTax #TaxAndSpending #Tax #Farming #Money #Politics #UkNews
New UK farm inheritance tax rule will cause ‘significant challenges’, say accountants

Levy on inherited farms and family businesses worth £2.5m or more comes into force 6 April

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World news | The GuardianMar 26
Rachel Reeves urged to raise taxes on companies profiting from war on Iran https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/26/rachel-reeves-urged-to-raise-taxes-on-companies-profiting-from-war-on-iran #TaxAndSpending #RachelReeves #Politics #UkNews #UsisraelWarOnIran #EnergyIndustry #WorldNews
Rachel Reeves urged to raise taxes on companies profiting from war on Iran

Charities say energy companies, banks and defence companies stand to benefit from the economic fallout

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World news | The GuardianMar 25
‘Doge of the left’ could save UK taxpayers up to £30bn, says new green thinktank https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/25/doge-of-the-left-save-uk-taxpayers-30bn-green-thinktank #Politics #Thinktanks #PublicFinance #Society #GreenParty #UkNews #TaxAndSpending #TaxAvoidance #Crime #Privatisation #EconomicPolicy #EconomicGrowthGdp #Economics #Business
‘Doge of the left’ could save UK taxpayers up to £30bn, says new green thinktank

Report by Verdant says rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance would save money that could help improve public services

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Opinion | The Guardian USMar 24
The Guardian view on the Iran war: energy, markets and a dangerous illusion | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/24/the-guardian-view-on-the-iran-war-energy-markets-and-a-dangerous-illusion #UsisraelWarOnIran #Energy #DonaldTrump #KeirStarmer #RachelReeves #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #UsForeignPolicy #TaxAndSpending
The Guardian view on the Iran war: energy, markets and a dangerous illusion

Editorial: Markets and the Treasury are pricing a quick exit. Without a credible political endgame, Donald Trump cannot deliver one

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Opinion | The Guardian USMar 20
It’s always been a fight to get children the early years care they deserve. It’s time to fight again | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/20/early-years-care-free-for-all-labour-fight #Childcare #Children #Education #Labour #Politics #UkNews #Society #TaxAndSpending
It’s always been a fight to get children the early years care they deserve. It’s time to fight again

Labour recognises how crucial education is at the start of life, but still the poorest children are missing out, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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World news | The GuardianMar 17
Reeves plans to give regional leaders a share of national tax revenues https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/17/rachel-reeves-plans-regional-national-tax-revenues-mais-lecture #Economics #Business #TaxAndSpending #RachelReeves #Politics #UkNews
Reeves plans to give regional leaders a share of national tax revenues

Chancellor seeks to tackle centralised and ‘geographically unequal’ country in ‘a genuine break with the past’

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