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UK crackdown on illicit tobacco

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Latest: UK Trading Standards Seize Over 33 Million Illicit Cigarettes

In mid‑July 2026, local trading‑standards teams in England conducted raids that seized illegal cigarettes, hand‑rolling tobacco and counterfeit vape products from shops in Weston‑super‑Mare and Sheffield, resulting in co

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Burnham govt: social care, benefits, housing & taxes

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Latest: Andy Burnham sworn in as United Kingdom Prime Minister

Andy Burnham entered Downing Street on 20 July 2026 as the UK’s first Roman‑Catholic prime minister, immediately launching a £2 bus‑fare cap, suspending the 5 % VAT on domestic electricity and cutting business rates for

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UK inheritance tax reform and pension tax issues

15 clusters · 38 sources · last updated

Latest: UK retirees incur £87 million tax bill from lump‑sum pension withdrawals

HMRC’s guidance that, from 6 April 2027, most private and workplace pension savings and death benefits will be treated as part of an estate for inheritance‑tax (IHT) purposes remains in force. Record IHT receipts of £8.5

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