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DWP rejects keeping £20 universal credit uplift
The Chancellor extended the increase by six months.NIC bill introduced to Parliament
It includes a range of NIC relief for employers.Working-from-home tax relief available for 2021/22
More than 550,000 workers have already claimed.Economy grew by 2.1% in March 2021
The economy nevertheless shrank over the first quarter.IFS reveals life-cycle patterns in pension saving
Could future auto-enrolment increases kick in at key moments in people’s lives?Deadline approaches for SME Brexit support grant
Lesser publicised grant for the UK’s smaller exporters.Queen’s speech promises national recovery
It failed to indulge any specific fiscal policies.Gary Lineker faces £4.9m tax row with HMRC
The case is part of a long-running IR35 disputeFifteen times more online scams stamped out last year
Many of these claimed to be from HMRC.Bank of England maintains current monetary policy
Interest rates will stay at 0.1%.