Autumn Statement: Corporation Tax review

3 minutes to read After better-than-expected inflation figures and the desire to shed his party’s reputation as overseeing the biggest increase in the tax burden since the Second World War, for businesses the Chancellor: – made full-expensing of capital expenditure a permanent feature of the UK tax framework – confirmed the planned start date of 1 April 2024 for …

Autumn statement: 22 November 2023

4 minutes to read A ‘transformational’ Autumn Statement? With better-than-expected inflation figures the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt appeared keen to shed his party’s reputation of having overseen the biggest increase in the tax burden since the Second World War. With a total of 110 changes, the speech was billed as ‘a plan to unlock investment, reward work and …

Autumn Statement 2022

4 minutes to read The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt delivered his Autumn Statement on 17 November 2022, against a backdrop of record inflation and market instability. This was a Budget of balance, with none of the usual “rabbit out of the hat” announcements. Instead, the emphasis was on financial stability, creating growth and protecting public services. Mr …