Michael R. Bloomberg and Sadiq Khan Launch $30M Breathe Cities Initiative to Take Clean Air Global
On the first day of London Climate Week, Michael R. Bloomberg, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions and founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies, and London Mayor and C40 Chair Sadiq Khan announced the launch of Breathe Cities to break down barriers to action and ensure communities around the world have access to […]
DWP Estates outlines sustainability plans
DWP Estates has published its carbon and water sustainability plans for the next 3 years in line with the government’s greening commitments (GGCs). This will be reviewed once the new GGCs are published in 2025. As a response to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), individual government departments must publish their plans on cutting emissions targets and reducing […]
Over £200 million to help UK lead the way on greener air travel
Projects to help the UK lead the way on greener air travel and deliver on one of the Prime Minister’s five priorities to grow the economy, are to receive more than £200 million in funding, Industry Minister Nusrat Ghani has confirmed. A total of £218 million combined government and industry funding has been announced to […]
Over £200 million to help UK lead the way on greener air travel
Projects to help the UK lead the way on greener air travel and deliver on one of the Prime Minister’s five priorities to grow the economy, are to receive more than £200 million in funding, Industry Minister Nusrat Ghani has confirmed. A total of £218 million combined government and industry funding has been announced to […]
Ministers to block plans to ban new coal mines
The government is planning to remove a ban on opening new coal mines from a bill that is going through Parliament. The ban was added to the Energy Bill by peers in the House of Lords. Ministers also plan to drop changes to the bill which would have enabled small community energy projects to sell […]
Pay less Customs Duty on goods from a country with a UK trade agreement
If the UK has an agreement with a country you buy goods from, your business may be able to get a reduced rate of Customs Duty (known as a tariff preference or preferential rate of duty) for those goods. If you decide not to claim a tariff preference, or if a tariff preference is not […]
TfL sets out vision to further boost cycling by making it more diverse than ever
Transport for London has launched a major new plan which sets out its commitment to further boost cycling numbers across the capital and ensures that people cycling become more representative of London’s diverse communities. The plan, launched on Clean Air Day, will play a vital role in TfL’s continued efforts to make cycling a fundamental […]
Government announces tax top-up payments for postmasters affected by the Horizon IT Scandal
All postmasters in the Historic Shortfall Scheme will be given a top-up payment in addition to their compensation award as soon as the Post Office has calculated all the individual payments. The tax treatment of awards in the Historical Shortfall Scheme has, in some cases, had the effect of unfairly reducing the compensation received by […]
Tax system an “obstacle to economic dynamism” and Government efforts to simplify it need scrutiny
In a new report, the cross-party Committee of MPs concludes that the UK’s overcomplicated tax system is an obstacle to economic dynamism, creating compliance burdens, confusion and disincentives to work or grow a business. There are over 1,180 separate tax reliefs in existence, as well as numerous ‘cliff edges’ littering the tax system, such as […]
Sadiq Khan’s TfL has issued £400MILLION worth of Ulez fines in less than 18 months
Transport for London has given out £ 400 million worth of fines to motorists who failed to pay Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emission Zone charge over a 16-month period. Some 2,468,471 penalty charge notices were issued between January 2022 and April 2023 for non-payment of the Mayor’s daily £12.50 rate for driving in London. Read the full […]
