Spring Budget statement 2023 – key aspects for individuals and business
The Chancellor’s Spring Budget, delivered by Jeremy Hunt, announced measures to fill the holes in the UK economy and said that the UK will avoid a recession in 2023.
Spring Statement 2022 – key aspects for individuals and business
Spring Statement 2022 – The chancellor responded to the latest inflation figures, with initiatives to tackle the cost of living crisis, and his planned support for households and businesses.
Chancellor’s Brexit brinkmanship puts the hold on
The continuing uncertainty over Brexit saw the Chancellor deliver a Spring Statement that was more holding plan than action plan. Following just one day after the latest rejection by Parliament of the government’s latest Brexit deal, there were few surprises but many cautions as Philip Hammond highlighted a range of alternative scenarios, depending on what happens with the country’s exit from the EU over coming weeks. That included a possible reversal to the ‘end of austerity’ he predicted in the Autumn 2018 Budget, with the Chancellor saying that he will…
Budget 2015 – The key points
George Osborne's March 2015 Budget has been announced today and below we have summarised the key points of this year's Budget: The new Help to Buy ISAs effectively give investors tax relief on a cash ISA investment for home buying. The Government will provide a £50 bonus for every £200 of monthly savings up to a maximum of £3,000 on £12,000 of savings. The scheme is for first time home-buyers on houses worth up to £450,000 in London and £250,000 elsewhere in the UK. The aim is to start the scheme…