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Pensioners are worrying about the tax - despite the majority having already written a will.

The lifetime tax burden has increased by six percent over the past year in the UK, the group claimed today.

The pensions minister has said that cutting the amount of time that backdated benefits can be claimed for is necessary - as many more people are set to apply for the assistance.

Upcoming budget deficits will be way up on Alistair Darling's previous forecasts, reports have suggested.

Treasury spokesman Vince Cable says that the radical policy shift would be fairer on low-income households.

A new three percent income tax is proposed as its replacement by Scotland's first minister.

The tax-free allowance on inheritance could rise to £2 million, new plans mooted by the Conservative party suggest.

All former 10p and 22p band taxpayers are to benefit from a lump sum in this month's paycheque.

The levies paid by buy to letters who sell their homes has been halved, the Mortgage Works has revealed.

Pro-environment levies administered by the government are bleeding taxpayers dry, it has been suggested.

The introduction of a new government charter protecting consumers from over-zealous inspectors will come too late, it has been claimed.

A top Tory has provided support for Labour's scheme to impose pollution-linked vehicle excise duty to drivers dating back to 2001.

Today is deadline day for renewing tax credits - and the system is coming under strain as a result.

Woolworths pilot a scheme to introduce VAT-Free kiosks into its UK stores.

A poll of AA members has revealed widespread hostility to the car duty, particularly a new 'green tax' proposed by the government.

Gordon Brown and David Cameron, be warned: tax policy is a big factor behind peoples' voting intentions, according to new figures.

Concerns have been raised over the suspension of pay as you earn (PAYE) reforms, which had originally been scheduled to come into force this October.

A suspension in the increase to fuel duty has been announced by the chancellor of the exchequer.

Many over-65s are not using their tax credits, and are losing out financially as a result.

HMRC has now written off £7 billion of the tax breaks over the past five years.

The government has released its own estimates of the impact its new vehicle excise duty laws will have.

The threshold on how much of a deceased partner's estate a widow or widower is entitled to should be raised, it has been suggested.

Many people are not claiming their tax benefits, as the deadline for credit renewal approaches.

A falling property market makes cutting the stamp duty tax necessary, it has been suggested.

The majority of people have been upset by recent tax rises, a survey shows.