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Up to 10,000 Ukrainians are being offered free English language lessons in a bid to improve their job prospects in the UK.

Student loan interest rate up to 7.3% – maximum Plan 2, Plan 5 and postgraduate loan interest rate 7.3% between 1 Sept and 30 Nov 2023, then could rise by RPI plus 3% but yet to be confirmed

Tax-free childcare cost £53.6m in June but still an estimated 800k not applying for support which gives £2 for every £8 spent

HMRC targets overseas property landlords in latest tax avoidance clampdown telling them to pay outstanding #tax ‘If we find that you have not told us everything, we’ll view this very seriously… may open an investigation’

Inflation falls sharply to 6.8% – The current rate of inflation has fallen to 6.8% in July, down from 7.9% in June, largely as a result in lower energy costs

One in 10 SMEs face average £45k in overdue tax – Corporation tax and VAT are the biggest tax headaches for SMEs with more than 550,000 struggling to pay tax bills

How to correct payroll mistakes for an earlier #tax year – if wrong pay or deductions were reported, employers can correct by submitting another full payment submission (FPS) with the correct year to date figures #HMRC

UK economy sees 0.2% growth in Q2 – The UK economy expanded by 0.2% in the second quarter and by 0.5% in June, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

IT company loses £167m diverted profits tax case – The Upper Tribunal has refused an application to force HMRC to disclose reasons for issuing charging notices related to a diverted profits tax bill for £167m

Homeowner loses £83k SDLT appeal – HMRC has won a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal over a disputed stamp duty land tax (SDLT) bill related to whether the property was residential or not