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VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
VAT is a tax you pay on most goods and services. % of VAT What the rate…
In shops Any VAT due is already included in the price of something you buy…
You’ll pay a rate of either 5% or 0% VAT when certain energy-saving…
If you’re over 60, you pay a reduced rate of VAT (5%) on certain mobility…
You can only buy tax-free goods from shops: in Great Britain (England,…
Tobacco Duty is included in the price you pay for cigarettes, cigars and…
Fuel Duty is included in the price you pay for petrol, diesel and other…
Airlines pay Air Passenger Duty (APD) for every passenger who flies from…
Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) is usually included in the price you pay for…
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
There are 6 different types of British nationality. These are: British…
You can live and work in the UK free of any immigration controls if you’re…
British overseas territories citizenship was called ‘British dependent…
You became a British overseas citizen on 1 January 1983 if both of these…
Until 1949, nearly everyone with a close connection to the United Kingdom…
Someone who was a British overseas territories citizen by connection with…
You would have become a British protected person on 1 January 1983 if you:…
Income Tax on payments from pensions, tax-free allowances, how you pay tax on pensions.
You pay tax if your total annual income adds up to more than your Personal…
You will not usually pay any tax if your total annual income adds up to…
The way tax is paid depends on the kind of pension you get, and whether…
You may be taxed on your pension by the country where you’re resident and…
You’ll pay up to 55% tax on payments from your pension provider if they…
Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs
Find out about trade agreements that can be used now.
Getting a UK background check so you can apply for Global Entry and get through USA border control faster: how to apply, how much it costs
Set up a free school - find out what you need to do and how to increase your chance of success
Tax you pay and tax relief you get on contributions to your private pension - annual allowance, lifetime allowance, apply for individual protection
How to work out the customs value of imported goods that are free of charge, used, rented or leased if you're an importer or clearing agent.
Find a BFPO number, send mail to and from British forces personnel and their families
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