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Prime Minister Andy Burnham at the end of the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool

Andy Burnham gives us cause for hope - Ian Murray

Vaping Products Duty will tax e-liquid at a flat rate of 22p per millilitre plus 20 per cent VAT

The cost of vaping to rise when new tax law comes in

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is cutting bus travel costs

Andy Burnham targets the cost of living - Ian Murray

Nemesis Reborn has returned as one of Alton Towers’ headline thrill rides after its major rebuild

Summer VAT move could cut family attraction costs

HMRC

Fraudsters who stole millions of pounds of VAT jailed for 22 years

Christine Jardine reacts to the Budget

Jardine reacts to “mixed bag” budget

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Climate change policy is hot air - Bruce Whitehead

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Wake me up when it's over - Vladimir McTavish

Businesses are being offered laptops for tiny prices in the Raylo Business summer sale

Leasing laptops from just £5/month in Raylo Business summer sale

Rachel Reeves pictured during a visit to the St Fergus Gas Plant in St Fergus, northern Scotland on August 1, 2025 (Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Possible tax rises coming in next Budget - what they may mean for you

The kind of white-collar jobs on which Edinburgh relies are the ones most vulnerable to the efficiencies AI can bring, says Sue Webber (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Labour making things more difficult - Sue Webber

The Visitor Levy will come into force next summer. Picture: Richard Scott.

Disabled people face VAT on new levy they're exempt from

Sue Webber visits the new Currie Community High School

Full impact of VAT on private schools - Sue Webber

Data from eco-tech provider, Hive, revealed that 8.1% of Scottish homes are now powered by solar - driven by long daylight hours in summer and low air pollution.

Scotland ranks second in the UK for solar panel adoption

East Lothian Council looks set to raise council tax by ten per cent

East Lothian Council writes off £800,000 in bad debt

Gareth Baird, Chairman, Merchiston Castle School

New day offering added at Edinburgh boys' school
Scotland's only all-boys’ independent boarding and day school has introduced a new day pupil option, offering families greater choice and a pricing structure that prioritises clarity, transparency and value.
Roderick Holly

Miles Briggs MSP

VAT on school fees is counter-productive - Miles Briggs

Bookkeeping needn't be a pain if you have the right software

90% off QuickBooks deal makes bookkeeping a breeze

Keeping the books up to date is a task every business owner needs to master

High-tech accounting software now just £1 per month thanks to a deal

George Heriot's School in Edinburgh

Influx of private pupils into state schools fails to materialise

Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Council in bid to reclaim £8 million VAT on tourist tax

The best business software can save you hours every week. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto.

Quickbooks offers 90% off - as Lampard becomes their brand ambassador

Louth's Nash calls for tourist tax to fund local services

Let’s not waste tourist tax - Sue Webber

Councillor Joan Griffiths

Our schools are ready to cater for all education needs - Joan Griffiths

George Watson’s College has given notice of a forthcoming planning application to install artificial pitches at Myreside

MPs can afford to be snarky with voters - John McLellan

Edinburgh’s pupil-teacher ratio is already the second highest in Scotland

'VAT on private schools could increase pupil-teacher ratio'

George Heriot's School in Edinburgh

Private school plans three-year fees freeze to ease impact of VAT
One of Edinburgh’s independent schools is aiming to freeze its fees for three years amid concerns about the impact of the UK Government’s plans to end the VAT exemption on private education.
Ian Swanson

Boroughmuir High School headteacher Kate Fraser with school captains Sophie Gordon and Rosie Zisman and Douglas Johnston, vice president of Boroughmuir Former Pupils Association

Schools magic number tricks - John McLellan

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Longstanding accountancy practice expands into flagship Edinburgh offices

Small farmers include Scottish crofters

Small farmer comments go too far - John McLellan

Former Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Jacob Rees-Mogg

VAT on private school fees? It’s enough to drive you to drink - Vladimir McTavis...

Rachel Reeves listens to Keir Starmer on the Labour general election campaign trail in May (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: when it is and what could be in it - as PM warns of pain

Speed networking at Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber

Booking open for popular annual business Expo

Clifton Hall School in Newbridge

Legacy of VAT on school fees - John McLellan

Heat pumps are pricey - but there’s some big savings to be had and they can pay off in the long run

I priced up a heat pump to replace my groaning gas boiler

The new primary school built on Canaan Lane in Morningside

School fees VAT jiggery-pokery - John McLellan

Lib Dem Christine Jardine acknowledges her victory in Edinburgh West on the stage at the count.

City MP raises fall-out from VAT on private schools at PMQs

Scottish Labour calculate that VAT on private school fees will proved an extra £150 million a year

VAT on private school fees will bring immediate cash injection into state school...

Is Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar so sure of a resounding victory he’s stopped taking the contest seriously?

Sarwar must be having a laugh - John McLellan

The new Currie Community High School is set to be Scotland's first secondary school to meet strict energy-efficiency Passivhaus standards. The 1,000-capacity, £65 million replacement for the current Currie High will also have shared school and community sports facilities, a learning resource centre and community café. It is now under construction and is due for completion by early 2025.

School places will come under further pressure if Labour win - Sue Webber

Parents will be discovering in less than two years’ time that many schools will be over capacity

Emily Thornberry lifts the lid on growing class size concerns - John McLellan

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift’s Concerts to Inject £77 Million into Edinburgh’s Economy

First established in 1741 as a hospital school, George Watson's relocated to Colinton Road in the affluent Merchiston area of the city in 1932. Its handsome edifice and extensive grounds mark it out as one of the best schools in the land.

Threat of rising private school fees - John McLellan

Martyn Day MP has called for the Chancellor to scrap the 'school uniform tax'

MP backs campaign to scrap ‘school uniform tax’

Labour's Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson

Labour targets private schools - John McLellan

Loganair chief executive Jonathan Hinkles said the UK was out of step with other countries over VAT on pilot training. (Photo by Loganair)

Loganair: Future flight cuts unless urgent moves over looming pilot shortage

How much wine, beer & spirits will cost after government tax increase

Superdrug to cut cost of sun cream with items available from just £2.79

Superdrug to cut cost of suncream with items available from just £2.79

Boroughmuir High School was already too small on the day that it opened (Picture: Greg Macvean)

VAT on private school fees will make city’s state schools even more over-crowded

Mars Wrigley factory fined after two people fell into vat of chocolate

Here’s where to get the best deals for National Pizza Day.

Five places to get cheap pizza on National Pizza Day

Much of the growth in auction sales in 2022 was driven by demand for Scotch whisky costing between £100 and £1,000, which is typically home to younger investors as well as gift buyers.

Global demand for fine whiskies surges amid stock market turmoil

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt admits tax rises are coming and “sacrifices” will be necessary.

Jeremy Hunt expected to announce increase to National Living Wage

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt admits tax rises are coming and “sacrifices” will be necessary.

Jeremy Hunt admits tax rises are coming in Autumn Statement

Edinburgh West Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine. Photo PA.

MP raises business inflation fears

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