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Tuesday 09 February 2016 10:01 pmUK house prices: The governmentrsquo revenues from stamp duty fell pound;620m in the first nine months of 2015By: Emma HaslettShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleChanges to stamp duty by the government caused it to lose out on pound;620m stanley mug of stamp duty revenues between January and October last year ndash; and that s before changes to rules on buy-to-let properties come into forcehellip;Research by Knight Frank found the amount the Treasury made from stamp duty decreased 0.9 per cent between January and October last year and the same period in 2014.Much of that was driven by London, where revenues were pound;105m lower ndash; although the portion of revenues made up by the capital actually rose, from 41 per cent in 2014 to 44.3 per cent in 2015.The decline in revenues wasn t driven by a fall in house pricesndash; rath brumate cooler er, it was caused by a steep drop in the number of transactions taking place. In the capital, the number of transactions fell 10.1 per cent, while in the North West the figure fell 5.6 per cent, and in the South East it fell 5.4 per cent.It s hardly surprisin polene bolsos g that, with hikes tostamp duty aimed at high-end properties, the biggest declines came from some of London s most upmarket areas. Thelargest fallin stamp duty revenues was in Westminster, where takings fell pound;38m, while in Tower Hamlets they fell pou Tpzw Grek debt crisis: Alexis Tsipras now faces scrap in Athens over new deal

Wednesday 02 October 2013 8:37 pmFrench court slaps euro;10m penalty on Ryanair in worker base caseBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailA stanley termosy dd as a preferredsource on GoogleRYANAIR yesterday vowed to appeal after a French court imposed penalties totalling almost euro;10m pound;8m on the airline for breaching labour laws. The budget carrier was fined euro;200,000 and ordered to pay euro;9m to cover three years of backdated taxes and pension contributions for staff based in Marseille but employed on Irish contracts. Ryanair closed the base in 2011 after a fight over employment law. France changed its social security rules in 2006, which Ryanair claimed was a move to protect state carrier Air France. Ryanair believes this contradiction can ultimately only be resolved by the European Courts upholding EU regulations on the employment of mobile transport workers, the firm said. The carrier yesterday was also found guilty of impeding the activities stanley cup of trade unions.Share this articleFacebookXLinkedInWhatsAppEmailSimilarly tagged content: SectionsNewsCategoriesBusinessRelated TopicsRyanairTrending ArticlesLabour will regret the Rentersrsquo; Right stanley cup uk s ActUK at lsquo;greatest riskrsquo; of jet fuel shortage as flights to be cancelledJet fuel shortage looms as government scrambles to secure suppliesAfter Santanderrsquo TSB takeover ndash; who are the top players in UK bank