On the 3rd of March 2021, The Chancellor delivered the budget. A summary of the main points are as follows: COVID-19 Support Extension of the Coronavirus Job Support Scheme to September 2021Self Employment Income Support scheme extended to September 2021, with 600,000...
Personal Tax The threshold at which people pay 40% tax will rise from £42,385 to £45,000 in April 2017. Tax-free personal allowance rising to £11,500 in April 2017. 0.5% rise in insurance premium tax. Capital Gains Tax Capital Gains Tax to be cut from 28% to 20%, and...
Below are the key points from George Osborne’s 2015 summer budget in relation to businesses and personal tax changes. Businesses Corporation Tax will be cut from its current rate of 20% to 19% in 2017 and 18% in 2020. National Insurance employment allowance for small...
Below is a summary of George Osborne’s latest budget, he describes the budget as “a budget for people who aspire to work hard and get on" with 'Savers at centre of Budget' Fuel duty The fuel duty rise that was planned for September has been scrapped. Alcohol duty The...
Key Features Employers are required to make secondary Class 1 national insurance contributions (NICs) for their employees. From April 2014 every UK business will be allowed an annual employment allowance of £2,000 to offset against their employer NIC liability. This...
Below is a summary of George Osborne’s latest budget, billed by the chancellor as “a budget for people who aspire to work hard and get on". He describes it as a budget for people who realise there are no easy answers and says we have cut the deficit by a third, not a...
Today the Chancellor addressed the House of Commons and the televised audience with his forthcoming plans. December is widely accepted as the season for good will so George Osborne had a tough job to deliver the Autumn statement. Fiscal Target The Chancellor was...
For another year the Chancellor has been tasked with delivering the government’s plans to restore the country to financial good health whilst juggling the need to continue with austerity cuts, maintain the tax take and keep the voters happy. Naturally my interest is...