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Emergency Budget 2010

Post-Emergency Budget: Cash should be king when selling your business

2010-08-11 09:01 - 652 reads

Lesley Stalker outlines the important tax aspects to consider when selling a business following the measures announced in the government's recent Emergency Budget.

Abolished RDAs: "We are ready for change"

2010-06-24 12:19 - 873 reads - 1 comment

England's Regional Development Agencies, whose abolition was announced in the Budget, have accepted the change and will support the government in the transition to a new system.

Live Q&A: What does the Emergency Budget mean for your business?

2010-06-23 14:00 - 1745 reads

What impact will George Osborne's Emergency Budget have on your business? Put your questions to our panel of experts on live on Friday 25 June at 3pm.

The first decent Budget for business in years

2010-06-23 10:09 - 598 reads

The Emergency Budget is the first decent Budget for entrepreneurs for some time and is exactly what the UK needs to help rebuild economic activity, say Lesley Stalker and Paul Webb.

Emergency Budget 2010: Is your business eligible for the National Insurance exemption scheme?

2010-06-22 18:25 - 1160 reads

Rebecca Benneyworth outlines how the new National Insurance Contributions exemption scheme announced in the Emergency Budget will impact on small businesses.

Emergency Budget 2010: Small business round-up

2010-06-22 17:43 - 1301 reads

A round up of the key small business measures included in George Osborne's Emergency Budget.

Emergency Budget 2010: Government abolishes Regional Development Agencies

2010-06-22 16:11 - 1124 reads

England's Regional Development Agencies are to be scrapped and replaced with a new network of local enterprise partnerships, the government has revealed.

Emergency Budget 2010: VAT rise is a no-brainer, says entrepreneur

2010-06-22 15:15 - 1362 reads

The 2.5% increase in VAT is a move which had to happen, entrepreneur Charlie Mullins has claimed.

Emergency Budget 2010: National Insurance increases

2010-06-22 14:58 - 854 reads

The National Insurance contribution rate rises proposed by Alistair Darling will take effect next April, as confirmed by a press notice issued after today’s Emergency Budget.

Emergency Budget 2010: Chancellor confirms National Insurance tax break for start-ups

2010-06-22 14:31 - 1141 reads

The government has announced the creation of a scheme allowing new businesses in certain regions to avoid paying National Insurance Contributions for their 10 employees.

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