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Date announced for 2024 Autumn Budget
Date announced for 2024 Autumn Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that she will deliver her Autumn Budget on Wednesday 30th October. This will be Rachel Reeves’ first Budget as Chancellor. It should also provide an insight into what direction the new Labour government will take on tax policy....

Spring Budget 2024 Summary
Spring Budget 2024 Summary

Spring Budget 2024 Summary Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his ‘Budget for Long Term Growth’ on Wednesday 6 March 2024. His speech promised ‘more investment, more jobs, better public services and lower taxes’. Lowering taxes The Chancellor made further changes to...

Spring Budget 2024 – Key Tax Announcements
Spring Budget 2024 – Key Tax Announcements

Today, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced his 2024 Spring Budget where he summarised the UK economic performance and announced his proposals for tax. We highlight below some of the key tax changes announced.   National Insurance Contributions cut From April 2024,...

Autumn Statement 2023 – Key Tax Announcements
Autumn Statement 2023 – Key Tax Announcements

This afternoon, the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced his Autumn Statement. Below we have highlighted some of the key tax announcements made by the Chancellor.   Employee National Insurance Contributions (NICs) cut The main rate of Class 1 employee NICs will be...

Tax incentives for capital investment
Tax incentives for capital investment

Super deduction and Annual Investment Allowance The introduction of the super deduction from April 1, 2021 was beneficial to capital-intensive industries such as logistics in that it provided companies with a deduction from taxable profits equal to 130% of the cost of...

Tax Rates and Allowances 2023/24
Tax Rates and Allowances 2023/24

Introduction We have summarised the key rates and allowances which are fundamental to our business and personal lives. We are sure that you will find them a useful point of reference and have set out below a few examples of how they can be used. Personal tax rates As...

When is the 2023 Spring Budget?
When is the 2023 Spring Budget?

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his 2023 Spring Budget on Wednesday 15th March 2023.   What time is the Budget? The Budget is expected to take place at about 12:30 pm, straight after PMQs. The first part of the statement typically begins with a review of the...

Free support for region’s creative businesses
Free support for region’s creative businesses

Creative businesses across the East Midlands are able to apply for free funding to help them accelerate business growth, create jobs and prepare for investment. The East Midlands Creative Consortium (EMC2) has begun accepting applications from high-potential creative...

HMRC delay Making Tax Digital by two years
HMRC delay Making Tax Digital by two years

What is being delayed? HMRC has announced that plans to implement digital tax reporting for unincorporated businesses and self-employed individuals and landlords in April 2024 will be delayed until April 2026.   Why has MTD been delayed? HMRC have said that businesses...

Autumn Statement 2022 – key tax announcements
Autumn Statement 2022 – key tax announcements

The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has given his first Autumn Statement. We have highlighted below some of the key tax announcements made by the Chancellor:   Personal tax thresholds The Chancellor has announced that personal tax thresholds will be frozen for a further...

Autumn Statement 2022
Autumn Statement 2022

Autumn Statement 2022 On 17 November 2022, the government undertook the third fiscal statement in as many months, against a backdrop of rising inflation and economic recession. The Chancellor laid out three core priorities of stability, growth and public services. The...

Autumn Statement 2022: When is the Autumn Statement?
Autumn Statement 2022: When is the Autumn Statement?

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will deliver his Autumn Statement on Thursday 17th November 2022.  This is postponed from the previously planned date of Monday 31 October 2022.   What time is the Autumn Statement? The Autumn Statement will be...