by Shilling Group | Aug 12, 2025 | Shilling Summary
TAX Frozen thresholds squeeze savers The Daily Telegraph Daily Mail Higher-rate taxpayers now face tax bills with only £10,000 in savings, according to analysis by AJ Bell, with this a significant drop from the £77,000 seen four years ago. A basic rate taxpayer would...
by Shilling Group | Aug 11, 2025 | Shilling Summary
TAX Top rate taxpayer total set to hit 1.7m by 2030 The Sunday Times The number of taxpayers liable for the additional rate of income tax is projected to rise from 236,000 in 2010 to 1.7m by 2030, according to analysis by Quilter. HMRC data shows that 1.2m taxpayers...
by Shilling Group | Aug 8, 2025 | Shilling Summary
FINANCING Loans scheme defies business confidence slump The Times The Start Up Loans Scheme reported a 7.3% increase in loan value in July, reaching £12.8m, despite low business confidence. The British Business Bank, which administers the scheme, highlighted the...
by Shilling Group | Aug 7, 2025 | Shilling Summary
INVESTMENT Mid-market PE investment slips in H1 City AM Mid-market private equity investment in London declined in the first half of this year, according to analysis by KPMG. Data shows that the volume of mid-market private equity investment in the City fell by 14%,...
by Shilling Group | Aug 6, 2025 | Shilling Summary
OUTLOOK Chancellor faces £50bn black hole Sky News Financial Times The Daily Telegraph BBC News The Times Daily Express Daily Mail Daily Mirror The Guardian The Independent The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has warned that Chancellor...