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Spring Budget 2017: Insurance Premium Tax: anti-forestalling

This measure deals with changes to Insurance Premium Tax anti-forestalling legislation...

Wednesday, 8 March 2017 13:40

Spring Budget 2017: Income Tax: dividend allowance reduction

This tax information and impact note reduces the tax-free allowance for dividend income from £5,000 to £2,000...

Wednesday, 8 March 2017 13:39

Spring Budget 2017: 21 things you need to know

The Chancellor has presented his Budget to Parliament – here's a summary of what was announced...

Wednesday, 8 March 2017 13:38

Spring Budget 2017: support for women unveiled by Chancellor

On International Women’s Day Chancellor announces investment that supports women and backs gender equality...

Wednesday, 8 March 2017 13:36

Spring Budget 2017: Philip Hammond's speech

The Budget speech in full...

Wednesday, 8 March 2017 13:34

Gig economy: Committee questions DPD and Parcelforce over reported "fines for illness"

The Work and Pensions Committee has today written to DPD and Parcelforce amid reports that their self-employed couriers are charged £250 if they are unable to work a day, for example due to illness, and cannot find cover...

Wednesday, 8 March 2017 13:15

Spring Budget 2017: Greenpeace UK response to the Chancellor’s announcement on North Sea oil and gas

Doug Parr, Greenpeace UK Policy Director, said: “It’s outrageous that Hammond’s Budget is looking to benefit the North Sea oil and gas industry to encourage them to pollute for longer, and taxpayers will have to pay to clean up the oil industry’s mess...

Wednesday, 8 March 2017 13:12

Celebrating International Women’s Day in Tanzania

British High Commissioner’s speech on International Women’s Day at the British Council, Dar es Salaam...

Wednesday, 8 March 2017 12:29

International Women's Day: Message from Minister for Women and Equalities

The last few years have seen a lot of progress for women and girls...

Wednesday, 8 March 2017 12:28

Staying out of trouble – are probation reforms working?

There are 45,000 offenders on the probation system in London and tackling re-offending accounts for 69 per cent of the total criminal justice spend in the capital...

Wednesday, 8 March 2017 11:40