Food bank wait

FAMILIES in need face a three-month wait before being granted access to a food bank in Alicante.

Local NGO Colonia Requena has sent a letter to the Ombudsman exposing the situation, for which it holds Alicante City Council

Perfect Paellas

responsible. Deprived families have to get a certificate of vulnerability to be given resources from local food banks.

But the evaluation and processing of this crucial document by the municipal authorities is taking longer than it should.

A WEBSITE extolling the virtues of traditional Valencian paella has celebrated its 10th anniversary by publishing details of 20 'hidden' paellas - special recipes 'not known even to Valencians'.

Wikipaella acknowledges 364 restaurants that make authentic paellas to Valencian standards.

Unsurprisingly 320 of those are in the Valencian Community, but outsiders are found in Madrid and Murcia, as well as further afield in the United Kingdom and the United States. “A proper paella is down to unique ingredients,” said Wikipaella co-founder Guillermo Navarro.

The 20 'hidden' paellas have been compiled by Josep Piera who states that paella is 'not a recipe' but a technique of cooking rice which is considered by experts to be one of the hardest rice dishes to produce.

Colonia Requena has said that this issue is affecting around 200 families in the north of the city alone.

Around 80,000 people in Alicante province are said to be in need of access to food banks.

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Uk Inheritance Tax An Error Of

In this article we examine the financial consequences of not addressing your exposure to UK inheritance tax.

Inheritance Tax Revenues Rising Sharply

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) collected an extra £729M in inheritance tax receipts for the financial year 2021/22 an increase of 14% from the previous year raising £6.1 billion in revenue.

The UK Office for Budget Responsibility has forecast that for the financial year 2022/23 inheritance tax receipts will raise £6.7 billion in tax revenues.

The OFBR has also predicted inheritance tax receipts will increase by a further 24% to £8.3 billion by 2026.

The average UK inheritance tax liability per estate continues to rise sharply from £209,000 in 2019/20 to an estimated £266,000 by 2022/23.

A strong rise in asset values (including UK house prices) alongside the UK Government’s decision to freeze the level at which estates are exempt from IHT has dragged more people into the UK IHT tax net.

Deemed Domicile

As a result of recent changes to UK ‘deemed domicile’ provisions in April 2017 the conditions for those claiming non-domicile status have been tightened. Once you have passed away, the burden of proof for any non-domiciled claims falls on your heirs.

RE-TRIGGERING UK DOMICILE

You may have lived abroad for many years but your circumstances can change. It’s not uncommon for British nationals to return home if the spouse passes away or if they require medical treatment. If you return to the UK for more than a year your domicile of origin is reinstated and you become liable to UK IHT.

IT’S A VOLUNTARY TAX – WHAT IS STOPPING YOU?

Whilst HMRC is always looking at ways of increasing tax revenues; inheritance tax is a ‘voluntary tax.’ The earlier that you plan the more options you will have available to protect your estate from UK IHT; procrastinating will only tighten the taxman’s grip on your hard-earned money.

Many tax payers choose to do nothing –whether it is inertia or not feeling enough pain – is anyone’s guess. However, ignoring the problem doesn’t make the pain go away.

Doing nothing about UK Inheritance Tax deprives your loved ones from enjoying the fruits of your hard labour. You are basically gifting money to the UK Government rather than to your beneficiaries – why would a rational person not take steps to reduce their tax exposure?

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