<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Inflation Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:06:46 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Student loan interest rates to be capped in major update]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/23/285x214/2191151_1.jpg"/><br><br>The move follows mounting criticism over the cost of student loan repayments.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:59:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Katie Elliott]]></author><category>Personal Finance</category><media:keywords>Education, debt, Personal Loans, Labour Party, Middle East, Inflation, Student loan interest cap, Plan 2 and 3 loans, Jacqui Smith, Maintenance grants reintroduction</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/23/590x/2191151_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Student loan interest rates to be capped in major update]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/23/237x141/2191151_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Student loan interest rates to be capped in major update]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" 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Inflation, Income tax 2026, Income tax news, Income tax latest</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/23/590x/2189364_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The long-running freeze on tax bands was first introduced]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/23/237x141/2189364_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The long-running freeze on tax bands was first introduced]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tax-free Personal Allowance rises to £20,070 from April using HMRC rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/23/285x214/2190605_1.jpg"/><br><br>HMRC will give you a £20,070 allowance tax-free legally for the new tax year this April if you submit a self-assessment tax return for this scheme.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:18:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Alex Evans]]></author><category>Personal Finance</category><media:keywords>HMRC, Income tax, Taxes, Inflation, Renting, Personal Allowance, Income Tax, self-assessment, Tax-free Personal Allowance, HMRC rule, Rent-a-Room scheme, Fiscal drag</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/23/590x/2190605_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[HMRC has increased the tax-free pe]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail 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