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Pre-Budget Report 2009

Full coverage and analysis of chancellor Alistair Darling's 2009 Pre-Budget Report on Wednesday 9 December.

Pre-Budget Report and small businesses: Cutting through the spin

2009-12-16 10:41 - 919 reads

Lesley Stalker, head of tax at Robert James Partnership (RJP), separates the substance from the spin and outlines the key small business measures announced in the 2009 Pre-Budget Report.

Video web chat: What does the Pre-Budget Report mean for your business?

2009-12-09 22:33 - 1641 reads

Watch a video web chat featuring experts discussing how the 2009 Pre-Budget Report impacts on your business.

Pre-Budget Report 2009: What it means for small businesses

2009-12-09 19:09 - 1150 reads

Simon Sweetman looks at how the chancellor's announcements will affect small businesses.

Pre-Budget Report 2009: SME corporation tax rise deferred

2009-12-09 18:47 - 1085 reads

The government has delayed the planned increase in small business corporation tax, the chancellor has revealed.

Pre-Budget Report 2009: National Insurance hike slammed as an 'attack on jobs'

2009-12-09 18:04 - 1228 reads

Alistair Darling's announcement that National Insurance is to increase has been criticised as an attack on job creation.

Pre-Budget Report 2009: Government extends Enterprise Finance Guarantee and Time To Pay schemes

2009-12-09 16:27 - 992 reads

Two schemes set up by the government to help small businesses through the recession have been extended, Alistair Darling has announced.

Pre-Budget Report 2009: The small business view

2009-12-09 15:54 - 930 reads

Entrepreneurs and experts from the small business sector give their reactions to chancellor Alistair Darling's 2009 Pre-Budget Report.

Pre-Budget Report 2009: VAT to return to 17.5% on 1 January

2009-12-09 15:40 - 1111 reads

The temporary 15% VAT rate will end on 31 December this year, the chancellor has confirmed.

REPLAY: Pre-Budget Report 2009 - Live coverage and reaction

2009-12-09 14:02 - 2878 reads

Replay our Pre-Budget Report live blog accompanied by instant reaction from entrepreneurs and the Twitterverse.

Pre-Budget Report 2009: Plumbing entrepreneur - I'll quit UK over income tax hike

2009-12-09 12:24 - 619 reads

Charlie Mullins, founder, Pimlico Plumbers

Charlie Mullins, the founder of Pimlico Plumbers, has warned he will move his business out of the UK if the government increases income tax for the UK's highest earners.

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