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 …
Windfall tax
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 …
HSBC Q3 profits: Positive Money response
London, 30 October 2023 - Responding to HSBC’s announcement this morning that its pre-tax profits for the third quarter of 2023 were £6.37 …
Lloyds Bank Q3 2023 profits: Positive Money response
London, 25 October 2023 - Responding to Lloyds Banking Group’s announcement this morning that its pre-tax profits for the third quarter of …
Windfall tax on banks could raise £20bn this year
New analysis shows there’s more than one way to tax a bank, but all generate billions London, 14 August 2023 - A windfall tax on bank …