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Pay tax on your gifts, top accountancy firm warns politicians amid Labour row Politics Politicians should pay tax on gifts in the same way that other industries and individuals do, a leading accountant has said. Currently, firms and workers in sectors where gifting is commonplace and an element of their profession – such as the media industry or online influencers – are made pay to income tax and, in [...]
Donations a ‘feature of our politics’, Angela Rayner tells BBC amid gifts row Politics Donations to MPs are “a feature of our politics”, Angela Rayner has insisted amid a row over Labour politicians accepting gifts and freebies. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had come in for criticism in the past week over accepting more than £100,000-worth of gifts, including tickets to football matches, concerts and luxury clothes. But he, [...]
Halfords: Shareholders voice displeasure in political donations vote Retail Shareholders in Halfords have voiced their displeasure in a vote to authorise the retailer to make political donations. More than one in ten voted against the proposal at the Redditch-headquartered group’s annual general meeting, according to a document filed with the London Stock Exchange. The 11.91 per cent in the against column comes after 4.01 [...]
Election 2024: Labour outweighing Tories on campaign donations, data finds June 23, 2024 Labour are significantly outweighing the Tories on campaign donations, data from the Electoral Commission has revealed.