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Tax and finance updates
Every day brings news of changes to tax law or government policy, or the emergence of facts and figures with implications for British businesses and individuals. Our daily news feed helps our clients keep their fingers on the pulse of what’s going on, with comment and insight from industry figures, government officials and trade bodies.
UK in first technical recession in 11 years
Economy shrinks by 20.4% in Q2 2020.Employment falls by largest amount since 2009
Over-65s most likely to be affected by job losses.One in three firms plan redundancies
More job cuts expected by the autumn.Govt. sets out first homes scheme details
Housing secretary aims to tackle rising house prices.Economic hit ‘less severe than feared’
Bank of England’s first forecast since the pandemic hit.Self-employed view property as safest retirement option
Figures show property dwarfs personal pensions.How to make a will using video-conferencing software
Government temporarily relaxes will-writing law until 31 January 2022.HMRC reveals future plans for Making Tax Digital
MTD for income tax set to be implemented from 2023.Group backs new online sales tax
Potential measure would ‘level the playing field’.Help-to-buy scheme gets two-month extension
Equity loan scheme to end on 28 February 2021.
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