Financial Secretary to the HM Treasury ...........................................................................................................216 Parliamentary under-secretary for pensions and financial inclusion .................................................................217 Queen’s Speech ...............................................................................................................................................217 Unpaid Work Experience (Prohibition) Bill........................................................................................................218 Office of Tax Simplification: Annual Report 2016-17 ........................................................................................219 Immigration Bill .................................................................................................................................................220 Have your say in the development of potential new Welsh taxes .....................................................................220 All policies back in the second 2017 Finance Bill .............................................................................................221 Finance Bill (No.2) 2017 ...................................................................................................................................221 Rip-off card charges to be outlawed from January 2018 ..................................................................................222 New plastic £10 note featuring Jane Austen unveiled ......................................................................................222 Consultation on changing legal gender to be launched ....................................................................................223 Government to announce end of the diesel and petrol car ...............................................................................223 Money Laundering Regulations 2017 ...............................................................................................................223 Consultation on EEA-workers in the UK labour market ....................................................................................224 Labour Market Enforcement Director seeks views and evidence .....................................................................224 HMRC childcare service compensation for technical failures ...........................................................................226 Scotland’s fiscal position improves and tax revenue grows ..............................................................................226 Career break returner programmes launched across public sector ..................................................................227 Reform will require listed firms to reveal CEO-to-employee pay ratios.............................................................227 Second Finance Bill 2017 published.................................................................................................................228 The Office of Tax Simplification is looking for people to join its team ...............................................................229 Autumn Budget 2017 date confirmed ...............................................................................................................229 Public sector pay awards confirmed for 2017/18 ..............................................................................................229 Employee outsourcing hides forced labour in the workforce.............................................................................230 Defending devolution........................................................................................................................................231 Progressive tax plans for Wales .......................................................................................................................231 Supporting small employers to offer job opportunities ......................................................................................232 Scottish Draft Budget 2018-19..........................................................................................................................232 Webinar highlights changes to anti-money laundering regulations...................................................................233 Freeze on tax thresholds on Budget agenda ....................................................................................................233 Update on the future of DWP jobcentres ..........................................................................................................234 300,000 people are leaving their jobs each year due to mental illness.............................................................234 Treasury could axe NI relief on employer pension contributions ......................................................................235 DWP customer phone lines to become freephone ...........................................................................................235 Will Autumn Budget extend IR35 reforms into private sector?..........................................................................236 Bank interest rate increased to 0.5%................................................................................................................236 Scotland could see up to six levels of income tax band....................................................................................237 Draft bill takes forward key recommendations from Taylor Review ..................................................................238 Scottish taxpayer address records remains biggest risk to HMRC ...................................................................239 Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged............................................................................................239 One major fiscal event a year ...........................................................................................................................240 New ministerial appointments following political reshuffle ................................................................................240 Change to Immigration Rules from January 2018 ............................................................................................240 3 million still to complete Self Assessment a week before deadline .................................................................241 Launch of the NAO – University of Birmingham Tax Centre.............................................................................241 Next steps in Welsh tax devolution confirmed ..................................................................................................242 Private Members Bill to receive a second reading to extend the right to shared parental leave .......................242 Major review of post-18 education launched ....................................................................................................243 Spring Statement 2018.....................................................................................................................................244 HM Revenue & Customs................................................................................. 245 General HMRC News...........................................................................................................................................245 HMRC warn of new “Your 2016 Tax Report” email scam.................................................................................245 HMRC wins £3.1m dispute over tax software ...................................................................................................245 Worldwide Disclosure Facility – additional 90 days for complex tax affairs ......................................................246 3000 HMRC jobs move to Edinburgh ...............................................................................................................246 HMRC reports best ever year for customer service..........................................................................................247 Tax credit renewal – one week to go ................................................................................................................247 Brain disorder research’ scheme guilty of tax avoidance..................................................................................248 Payment policy nets more than £4bn from tax avoiders ...................................................................................248 New Director Generals to head HMRC’s Customer Services and Customer Compliance Groups ...................249 New help for small businesses launched by HMRC .........................................................................................249 Appealing a decision through HM Courts and Tribunals Service......................................................................250 Treasury Committee wants answers to issues with Childcare Service website ................................................250 HMRC calls for test to the public beta of the Business Tax Account ................................................................251 HMRC genuine and phishing/bogus emails......................................................................................................251
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