Dec 23, 2021 | Government Announcements
The Government will offer small and medium-sized employers across the UK rebates for statutory sick pay (SSP to help them cope with reduced trade and employee absences, as COVID-19 cases grow past 100,000 a day. The SSP rebate scheme ended on 30 September 2021, but...
Dec 22, 2021 | Government Announcements
Hospitality and leisure businesses in England that are being hit by a spike in COVID-19 cases will be eligible for a new £1 billion support package. Eligible businesses will be entitled to one-off grants of up to £6,000, while local authorities will get over £100...
Dec 10, 2021 | Government Announcements
The rates of income tax in Scotland will remain frozen for the 2022/23 tax year. The measure was annouced by Financial Secretary Kate Forbes, who delivered her Scottish Budget to Holyrood on 9 December 2021. The higher and top rates will remain frozen at their current...
Dec 3, 2021 | Government Announcements
The Treasury has dismissed recommendations from the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to align capital gains tax with income tax, instead accepting a handful of technical changes to the tax. Lucy Frazer, financial secretary to the Treasury, said changes to the rate...
Nov 26, 2021 | Government Announcements
New advisory fuel rates coming into play next week for employees' usage of company cars, following the latest quarterly update. From 1 December 2021, the following advisory fuel rates are in place for petrol and LPG-fuelled company cars. Engine size Petrol (per mile)...