Government Announcements

Business groups have expressed concerns over government plans to introduce a ceiling on non-EU immigration to the UK.

Business organisations have reacted with disappointment to news that the government is proposing to remove the default retirement age.

The government is planning to accelerate moves to raise the state pension age for men to 66 as part of a major overhaul of the pensions system.

A wide-ranging review of smaller business taxation will have implications for the way that contractors are taxed.

Business groups have given a largely positive reaction to the emergency Budget.

Business groups appear to have accepted the emergency Budget rise in VAT to 20 per cent with a certain resigned stoicism.

Not for a political generation or two has a Budget generated such intense interest. Pre-announcements by the Coalition Government had prepared everyone for large-scale changes to the tax system and for deep public spending cuts.

The government has confirmed that it will be creating a Green Investment Bank.

The Chancellor addressed the problem that many smaller firms are experiencing when it comes to accessing credit.

Several aspects of the pensions system are to come under review as a result of announcements made in the Budget.