Up to 60,000 jobs - numbering a tenth of the total brewery and bar workforce - could be lost across the industry if the Government increases duty on beer in the Budget on 22 April, according to the...
David Woods
Cuts in pension tax relief and child benefit look set to hit the headlines after Wednesday’s Budget, but employees’ personal allowance could also be increased from £8,105 to £10,000 per annum,...
Employers are putting off decisions about their workplace pension arrangements until after the Budget and General Election, in case of further changes or clarification to the framework governing...
David Woods
The proposed 0.5% increase in employers' National Insurance Contributions, announced in the pre-Budget report in November, will probably be deferred from 2011 until 2012, according to MacIntyre...
David Woods
George Osborne has pledged more support for the manufacturing sector today, promising to help businesses save £7 billion in reduced energy costs.
Hywel Roberts
The chancellor has confirmed cuts in public-sector pay and pensions in his Budget Speech.
David Woods
The chancellor has announced an increase in the personal tax allowance to £10,500. The increase will come into effect on 6 April 2015 and is predicted to lift 3 million low paid workers out of the...
Hywel Roberts
The Government could defer several of the tax increases it announced for 2010 and 2011 due to the deepening recession, according to chartered accountants MacIntyre Hudson.
David Woods
The chancellor will announce the much-anticipated Capital Gains Tax (CGT) increase in the Emergency Budget on 22 June.
Kiki Stannard
Among the number of changes outlined in the recent Budget, it would have been easy to miss one potentially very significant announcement for businesses and HR professionals in particular: the...
John Letizia