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Budget 2018

Warning from OBR

Growing tax divide may force higher paid out of Scotland

Derek Mackay: insisting on a ‘fairer system’ (pic: Terry Murden)   A key UK government adviser on the economy has warned that the divergence in tax rates for higher earnersRead More

Budget 2018: Business taxes

Changes in taxes for business owners

Susie Walker
Owner managed businesses are the heartbeat of the economy creating jobs and wealth across the UK. So how do the key headline announcements in the Budget impact them? Employer taxesRead More

Budget 2018: Scottish tax

Mackay hints at no income tax cut for Scots

Derek Mackay at Hoyrood
Derek Mackay: ‘Scotland has a fairer system’   Scotland’s Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has hinted that he will not pass on the income tax cuts announced by Chancellor Philip HammondRead More

Budget 2018: government debt

Hammond not taking deficit reduction seriously, says IFS

Philip Hammond Oct 29
Philip Hammond: brought forward income tax benefits   Chancellor Philip Hammond’s budget has come under fire for diverging from his goal of wiping out the deficit by the mid-2020s. InRead More

Budget 2018: tax planning

Entrepreneurs’ relief: the net tightens for owner managers

Keith Dinsmore Vialex
In amongst the detail of the Budget with its headline grabbing “pay-aways”, the Chancellor announced some important changes to the Entrepreneurs’ Relief (ER) regime which, since its introduction in 2008, hasRead More

Budget 2018: Comment

A Budget for the strivers, the grafters and the carers

Susie Walker
This year’s Budget statement from Chancellor Philip Hammond was strongly messaging the success of the Conservative Government’s austerity measures, reporting a substantial upgrade to the health of the public financesRead More

As I See It

End of austerity? More like the death of prudence

Brian Monteith
Britain needs a Chancellor who will get to grips with the tax system, argues BRIAN MONTEITH

As I See It

Beware the scary bits in the Budget small print

Alan Steel
There were a few Budget giveaways but the bad news tends to be hidden in the small print, writes ALAN STEEL

Budget 2018: 'austerity coming to an end'

Pay boost for millions as Hammond hits tech and plastics firms

Philip Hammond new
Philip Hammond: ‘austerity coming to an end’   Chancellor Philip Hammond today unveiled a tax boost for millions of workers and pledged to clamp down on big tech tax avoiders,Read More

Budget 2018: Scotland

Mackay facing tax challenge as Scotland gets £1bn

Will Scotland copy the Chancellor’s help for the high street? (pic: Terry Murden)   Scottish Finance Secretary Derek Mackay was handed a £1 billion pot for public services in ScotlandRead More