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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 …
Taxing banks’ record profits could raise £14bn for public services
Windfall tax on bank profits would give Chancellor headroom for more spending in upcoming Budget London, 23 February 2024 - A windfall tax …
Lloyds Bank profits: Positive Money response
London, 22 February 2024 - Positive Money responds to Lloyds Bank’s announcement today that its pre-tax profits for 2023 were £7.5 billion, …
HSBC record profits: Positive Money response
London, 21 February 2024 - Positive Money responds to HSBC’s announcement today that its pre-tax profits 2023 were £24 billion, up from …
Barclays 2023 profits: Positive Money response
London, 20 February 2024 - Positive Money responds to Barclays’ announcement today that its full year pre-tax profits for 2023 were £6.6 …
NatWest 2023 profits: Positive Money response
London, 16 February 2024 - Positive Money responds to NatWest’s announcement today that its full year pre-tax profits for 2023 reached £6.2 …
Conflict of interest concerns raised over new financial regulation watchdog
The government’s pick to oversee financial regulators is also being paid by those with an interest in promoting deregulation, campaigners …
Labour U-Turn on bankers bonus: Positive Money response
London, 31 January 2024 - Positive Money responds to Rachel Reeves’ comments today that she would “unashamedly champion” the UK’s financial …