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IN BRIEF

Views on recent developments in tax.

The government sticks to its plans on the AIA limit, but there was no new help for decarbonisation costs and we're still waiting on capital allowances reform.
The Treasury expects a healthy rate of return for its investment in tackling fraud and non-compliance by wealthy individuals.

Not quite as bad as I thought!

A long stamp duty holiday, no online sales tax and some relief for business rates.

The chancellor announced a rebalancing of the rates for R&D tax relief in an effort to ensure that taxpayer support is as effective as possible - but small, loss-making businesses will be hit hard.

A fundamental misconception lies at the heart of some of the Commission’s fiscal state aid rulings.
Could an excepted group life policy give employees more peace of mind?
Would a new windfall tax be counter-productive?
The obscure tax that nobody was supposed to pay – and why we should raise £200m of tax by increasing it.
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