British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s pre-budget report includes a proposed a $240 enviromental tax on flights to New Zealand, which will come into effect by 2010. The increase aims to penalise travellers using environmentally-damaging fossil fuels. To help offset carbon emmissions, passenger levies will increase the further...

UK Chancellor Alistair Darling announced a raise in tax rate from 40 to 45 percent for 150K+ earners. Personal allowances for this year were made permanent, meaning that basic rate taxpayers will pay £145 less tax in 2009/2010. The VAT rate drops temporarily to 15%...

Irish airlines Ryanair and Aer Lingus will pocket thousands on Euros worth of the Irish Government’s new air travel tax paid by flight no-shows. Booked passengers who do not make their flights are entitled to claim back the €10 airport tax back from the airlines, but...

Many foreigners come to the UK from Eastern Europe and the Southern Hemisphere to earn some Pounds by working on UK farms. There are now more than 180,000 farm workers in the UK and most earn between £11,500- £16,000. Many farm workers in the UK...

Since the Irish Budget 2009 was announced in October there have been many rumours that the unpopular proposed Ireland air travel tax would be scrapped. However the Finance Bill announced yesterday confirmed that the new airport tax will apply to all passengers on flights from...

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Working casual jobs as a student gets you that much needed cash; but it also gets you paying taxes. The UK tax system is pretty straightforward, but can be complicated if you work part-time and for more than one employer. Most students are taxed on...