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Laughing All The Way to The Bank: Bank Profits Soar While Taxes stay Low
This week the Big Four UK banks — Lloyds, NatWest, Barclays and HSBC — announced pre-tax profits of £44.3 billion - an average of 66 per …
How much could a windfall tax on banks raise?
Momentum is growing for a windfall tax on banks in the UK, with Italy this week following Spain in adopting one. But there is …
Protesters rail against latest Bank of England rate rise
Demonstrators called for no more rate hikes and a windfall tax on excess bank profits London, 3 August 2023 - Members of the public …
HSBC H1 profits: Positive Money response
London, 1 August 2023 - Responding to HSBC’s announcement this morning that its pre-tax profits for the first half of this year more than …
Natwest H1 profits: Positive Money response
London, 28 July 2023 - Responding to NatWest’s announcement this morning that its pre-tax profits for the first half of 2023 were £3.589 …
Barclays H1 profits 2023: Positive Money response
London, 27 July 2023 - Responding to Barclays announcement this morning that its pre-tax profits for the first half of 2023 were £4.6 …
Lloyds Bank & Santander profits: Positive Money response
London, 26 July 2023 - Responding to announcements from Lloyds Bank and Santander this morning that their pre-tax profits for the first-half …
Landlords made hundreds of billions from the rising value of their properties
Landlords in England have gained over £400 billion in wealth thanks to real house price rises between 1990-2022 LONDON, 18 July …