HM Treasury has invited ‘business, charities and members of the public’ to say what they would like to see in the Budget on 19 March. ‘In the interest of open and transparent policy-making, the government welcomes original and innovative ideas,’ the Treasury said.
The draft Finance Bill 2014 contains more than 100 pages on employee share schemes. David Cohen looks at some of the key clauses and proposals.
The Scottish government has published a guide, Scotland’s future: Your guide to an independent Scotland, which sets out ‘the gains of independence for Scotland’ in advance of the independence referendum in 2014.
The draft Finance Bill legislation was published on 10 December 2013.
Practitioner views on the impact of the Autumn Statement:
Your guide to the key measures
According to KPMG’s annual survey on tax competitiveness, the UK’s tax regime ‘has maintained its position as one of the most attractive against key competitors as perceived by executives in large businesses operating in Britain’, and ‘simplicity and stability were ranked as more important than a
The Public Accounts Committee hearing into gift aid took place on 2 December, with oral evidence being heard from Lin Homer, HMRC chief executive and permanent secretary, and David Richardson, HMRC director of counter avoidance.
Jason Collins gives his predictions on what to expect from next week’s Autumn Statement.
The exchequer secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, sets out the government’s three main priorities on tax.