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Reading Time | < 1 min 28 Mar 2012

Debate over Government review of income tax and NI merger

Reading Time • < 1 minThe Chancellor, George Osborne's promise of a consultation on a possible merger of income tax and national insurance has prompted a question as to the extent of the review.
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Reading Time | 5 mins 28 Mar 2012

Budget 2011: business reaction (II)

Reading Time • 5 minsBusiness-friendly in tone but still leaving unanswered questions was how the British Retail Consortium (BRC) assessed the Budget.
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Reading Time | 5 mins 28 Mar 2012

Budget 2011: business reaction (I)

Reading Time • 5 minsBy and large, business groups extended a welcome to the Budget, but some expressed doubts about whether the Chancellor had done enough to stimulate a private sector led recovery.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 28 Mar 2012

Budget 2011: generating growth

Reading Time • 2 minsLast year the spending cuts and the tax rises; this year renewal and recovery. That had long been the message offered by the Government in the approach to its second Budget, and the Chancellor, George Osborne was quick to assert the positive outlook of his statement.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 28 Mar 2012

Budget 2011: online VAT filing for all

Reading Time • < 1 minVAT filing is set to become compulsory for every registered business.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 28 Mar 2012

Budget 2011: business support

Reading Time • 2 minsGiven that this was the much heralded post-cuts Budget, one with the ambition to set the economy on the road to recovery and growth, it came as no surprise that the Chancellor included a number of measures aimed at helping businesses.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 28 Mar 2012

Budget 2011: going greener

Reading Time • < 1 minThe Government has claimed it wishes to be the greenest ever.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 28 Mar 2012

Budget 2011: personal taxes may see major change but not yet

Reading Time • 2 minsThe Budget contained no radical changes to personal taxes, but the Chancellor did flag up the Government's intention to look seriously at merging income tax and national insurance.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 28 Mar 2012

Budget 2011: help for firms and motorists on fuel

Reading Time • < 1 minAs widely expected, the Chancellor opted to cancel the planned increase in fuel duty.
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