From 1993 to 2000 Conservative and Labour Governments set taxes on road fuels by means of a 'escalator' - a commitment to raise duty rates by a specified percentage each year. This note is a short history of this policy.
Taxation of road fuels: the road fuel escalator (1993-2000) (78 KB , PDF)
From 1993 to 2000 Conservative and Labour Governments set taxes on road fuels by means of a ‘escalator’ – a commitment to raise duty rates by a specified percentage each year. This note is a short history of this policy.
Taxation of road fuels: the road fuel escalator (1993-2000) (78 KB , PDF)
In the 2024 Autumn Budget the Chancellor announced the introduction of VAT on private school fees from 1 January 2025. This briefing discusses the background to the government's decision and the legislation to bring it into effect.
This briefing covers how the high period of inflation in the UK from 2021 to 2024 continues to affect household incomes, spending, poverty, savings and debt.
The state pension is liable to income tax, though pensioners are unlikely to pay tax in practice if their only income is the state pension.
