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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.
Stamp duty land tax holiday in England & Northern Ireland
Tax-free threshold temporarily rises from £125,000 to £500,000.Standard rate of VAT cut in hospitality and tourism sectors
Reduced rate of 5% announced for food, accommodation and attractions.Economic update 2020: expectations
Three changes the Chancellor may announce.Exporters feel upturn in international trade
Supply chains pick up as restrictions ease.Workers in crisis-hit sectors face savings crisis
COVID-19 causes savings gap to widen.COVID-19 prompts increase in savings habits
More households are ‘saving for a rainy day’.First round of SEISS grants to end next week
The self-employed urged to double-check eligibility.Businesses expect annual turnover to fall
Large study shows impacts of COVID-19.UK economy fared worse than feared in Q1
ONS revises down its previous estimate by 0.2%.Late payments crisis deepens during lockdown
Group claimed big firms withheld or froze payments.
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