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Taxpayers losing faith in HMRC service
Latest survey exposes HMRC service satisfaction decline.Employer NIC hike drives record May job losses
Rising hiring costs slow employment and widen skills gaps.Nine million pensioners to regain winter fuel support
Pensioners earning under £35k to get winter fuel cash again.FCA leads global crackdown on rogue finfluencers
Global week of action targets unlicensed social media advice.Nearly 149m working days lost to sickness in 2024
Minor illnesses remain top cause of sick leave.Phone glitch blocks HMRC calls; lines reopen Thursday
Outage follows major phishing breach disclosures.HMRC clarifies VAT reclaim for private schools
Schools get guidance on reclaiming historic VAT.UK growth forecast downgraded by OECD
Tariffs, inflation and weak sentiment dampen outlook.Public confidence in HMRC hits new low
Poor service and confusion drive dissatisfaction.Ministers plan to cut 50,000 civil service jobs
Final phase of spending review begins.
In the 11th and 12th centuries half a million pilgrims a year travelled on foot from all over Europe to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. In September 1992 Patrick Shanahan retraced their steps, recording his 500 mile journey in a series of photographs, some of which are reproduced on this website.