Chancellor Rishi Sunak surprised many in his Budget by raising the threshold for National Insurance Contributions by nearly £1,000 from £8,632 to £9,500 although he left most income tax thresholds alone.

About 460,000 people asked HMRC for a refund on overpaid income tax in the year 2018/19, according to a Freedom of Information request by Royal London.

A record percentage of self-assessment taxpayers completed their returns by the deadline.

Higher rate Scottish taxpayers will pay more than those in other parts of the UK thanks to a tax ‘triple whammy’, Financial Planner LEBC has warned.