A £27 billion tax cut for business and a trio of freezes to help families with the cost-of-living headlined the Chancellor's Spring Budget. A £27 billion tax cut for business through radical ‘full expensing' policy and capital allowances reform which will drive investment and growth.
Scientists and engineers at Rolls-Royce are working on the Micro-Reactor programme to develop technology that will provide power needed for humans to live and work on the Moon. All space missions depend on a power source, to support systems for communications, life-support and science experiments.
Millions of British workers are being monitored by managers using cloud based software to ensure they stay productive while working remotely. Cloud based systems have soared in popularity since the pandemic with thousands of UK companies now keeping tabs on their workforces using the logging information provided by these software solutions.
Latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on scarlet fever and invasive group A streptococcus cases. The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that scarlet fever infections and invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) infections remain high, although they have significantly reduced since the peak in December 2022.
Millions of people will benefit from specific support to look for work, acquire new skills and progress into better-paid jobs. Interventions focus on removing barriers to work for people at any age and career stage.
The Budget sets out key measures to support households with energy bills and strengthen the UK's energy security. Measures to support households with their bills and increase the country's energy security and independence are at the heart of the Budget announced by the Chancellor.
Madam Deputy Speaker, in the face of enormous challenges I report today on a British economy which is proving the doubters wrong. In the autumn we took difficult decisions to deliver stability and sound money.
New fitness-to-work testing regime to qualify for health-related benefits. Funding for up to 50,000 places on new voluntary employment scheme for disabled people, called Universal Support Tougher requirements to look for work and increased job support for lead child carers on universal credit More places on "skills boot camps" to encourage over-50s who have left their jobs to return to the workplace.
At Spring Budget 2023, the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt set out his vision to ensure that the UK's tax system fosters the right conditions for enterprise by being one of the most competitive in the world. To do this, the Chancellor transformed capital allowances to boost investment, increased support for R&D, and simplified the tax system for SMEs.
Chancellor uses fiscal windfall to address persistent supply-side challenges. The economic and fiscal outlook has brightened somewhat since November.
Summary of changes announced in the Health and Disability White Paper. The White Paper sets out ambitious and extensive reforms so more disabled people and people with health conditions live the independent and fulfilling lives they deserve.
When reading this article bear in mind that much of it applies to England and funding will be sent to Scotland under the Barnett formula for the Scottish Government to decide on its priorities which may differ. A revolution in childcare, a £27 billion tax cut for business and a trio of freezes to help families with the cost-of-living headlined the Chancellor's Spring Budget today, Wednesday 15 March..
Government subsidies limiting typical household energy bills to £2,500 a year extended for three months, until the end of June. £200m to bring energy charges for prepayment meters into line with prices for customers paying by direct debit - affects 4m households.
Note that much of the following applies to England and money will be sent to Scotland under the Barnett forumula for Scottish Government to decide on its priorities. In the Spring Budget we are setting out a package of measures designed to support people to enter work, increase their working hours and extend their working lives.
ScotRail has confirmed that its services will operate as normal tomorrow (Thursday), following the suspension of planned strike action by RMT members of Network Rail. The RMT trade union's planned strike action by its members at Network Rail on Thursday, 16 March 2023 as well as an overtime ban over the coming weeks have been suspended to allow a referendum on a new pay offer from Network Rail to take place.
Cap on amount workers can accumulate in pensions savings over their lifetime before having to pay extra tax (currently £1.07m) to be abolished. Tax-free yearly allowance for pension pot to rise from £40,000 to £60,000 - having been frozen for nine years.
The chancellor has extended the freeze on UK income tax allowances and thresholds until 2027/28. In his Autumn Statement on 17November Jeremy Hunt said income tax thresholds will remain as they are until 2027/28 as the government looks to raise extra income to plug a hole in public finances of about £55bn.
Commitment to raise defence spending by £11bn over the next five years. Prison sentences for those convicted of marketing tax avoidance schemes.
The Highland Council is pleased to announce that the work to design the 20mph speed limit programme for Highland has progressed to a stage were the plans for the locations included in the programme can be viewed by the public. This extensive piece of work currently incorporates 116 villages and towns within Highland and is fully funded by Transport Scotland.
Thirty-nine of the country's biggest developers have signed the contract providing relief for thousands of leaseholders and tenants. Michael Gove has secured the signatures of the country's biggest housebuilders on the developer remediation contract, a major step toward ending the building safety scandal.
