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Monthly Archives: November 2022

The increasing pull of fiscal drag

This month’s Autumn Statement has led to an onslaught of headlines featuring the phrase ‘fiscal drag’. Sometimes referred to as a ‘stealth tax’ the term doesn’t normally move beyond the Westminster bubble or the financial pages so why is it currently causing so much of a stir? To understand why commentators are getting so animated…
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Millions receive first energy bill payment

More than 27 million households across Great Britain have been given their first £66 payment towards their energy bills. The Government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) has already handed out £1.8 billion in payments to 9 per cent of eligible households in England, Scotland and Wales in its first month. This is the first payment…
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Minimum wage rise is good news for lowest paid workers

Low-paid workers were given a welcome boost in Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement with the announcement that the National Living Wage (NLW) would rise by almost 10 per cent. From April 1 2023, the NLW will go up by 92p to £10.42, an increase of 9.7 per cent, to go some way to protecting the poorest…
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Autumn Statement 2022

The new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has delivered his Autumn Statement to the House of Commons against a backdrop of a worsening cost of living crisis and with confirmation from the Office for Budget Responsibility OBR that the UK has now entered into a recession. The OBR has stated that the economy is…
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Payment plans help rising number of Self Assessment customers

Receiving a big tax bill can be overwhelming and can create an even bigger problem – how to pay it. To help provide a solution and ease the financial burden, HMRC offers the Time to Pay scheme, enabling Self Assessment customers to set up a payment plan to spread the cost. Since 6 April this…
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Plan to future-proof UK economy unveiled at expo

Green investment can help future-proof the UK economy, but we need to ‘act fast and act now’. Those were the words of Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch when she spoke at a landmark trade event in the North East of England. Speaking to an audience of global investors and executives at the Green Trade and Investment…
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Do not let COVID-19 payments slip off the radar

The clock is ticking down to complete Self Assessment tax returns with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reminding customers not to forget to include a very important payment. More than 2.9 million people claimed at least one Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) payment up to 5 April 2022. These grants are taxable and should be…
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Christmas gifts for your staff

Business owners who are minded to celebrate the forthcoming Christmas break with their staff are reminded that there is a tax-free allowance for the provision of an annual party or other event for the benefit of staff and their partners. The present limit to tax relief is £150 per head. If this amount is exceeded,…
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Why the anti-fragile approach will support your business

Brexit. COVID-19. Cost of living. Energy prices. Number 10. Bank rates. Economic freefall. It’s fair to say businesses have faced an unprecedented number of challenges over the past two years and if you’ve felt like curling up under a blanket until it’s all gone away, then you are not alone. But there is an increasing…
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