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Mar 13 2008
TWO of the landmark housing announcements in the Budget will not apply to Wales....
Mar 13 2008
A company director whose wife does not work earns £80,000 a year....
Mar 13 2008
CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling yesterday delivered what he described as a responsible Budget for stability in a time of global economic uncertainty, but was still forced to cut growth forecasts for the second time in six months....
Mar 13 2008
The couple, in their early thirties, have two children of primary school age....
Mar 13 2008
A retired couple, the husband is 65 and has a company pension of £15,000....
Mar 13 2008
THE 2007 Budget was billed as “modernising the corporate tax system” and many business tax changes were announced last year by Gordon Brown, even though they will only take effect from next month. In order to look at the future tax position of UK businesses therefore, we need to consider both this year’s and last year’s Budget announcements....
Mar 13 2008
THE expected 2p-a-litre fuel increase has been postponed until October....
Mar 13 2008
ALISTAIR Darling presented his first Budget with a theme of ensuring fairness and opportunity for all, and continued his predecessor’s commitment to tackling child poverty, promising to lift a further 250,000 children out of poverty....
Mar 13 2008
FOLLOWING yesterday’s Budget few simplification measures have been introduced for UK companies. In fact the complexity of the UK business tax system in relation to the taxes borne by UK companies largely remains....
Mar 13 2008
IN last October’s Pre-Budget Report the Chancellor announced fundamental changes to the capital gains tax regime for individuals and trusts, due to take effect from April 6, 2008....
Mar 13 2008
THERE was very little to excite the larger companies in the Chancellor’s announcements. The key development for many multinationals is the long-running consultation on the taxation of foreign profits....
Mar 13 2008
PRE-BUDGET Reports are not renowned for creating huge amounts of interest from the press but one area that has generated more headlines than any other since the Chancellor’s statement on October 9 last year has been his proposed changes to residence and domicile....
Mar 13 2008
ANTI-SMOKING campaigners last night said they were “disappointed” with the 11p increase on a packet of 20 cigarettes....
Mar 13 2008
A SPECIAL mulch developed by a company in Neath is to be used on the golf course which will stage the sport’s richest tournament....
Mar 13 2008
HIGH-END property group Savills yesterday said 2008 prospects hinged on how soon financial markets recovered from the credit crunch....
Mar 13 2008
PREMIUM cake manufacturer Finsbury Food yesterday warned it faces a tough year ahead as a consequence of the rising costs of raw materials....
Mar 13 2008
Director of policy and campaigns for TUC Wales Derek Walker argues that temporary workers need greater legal protection...
Mar 13 2008
SOUTH Wales-based law firm Morgan Cole has recruited a 10-strong team of specialist lawyers from a rival firm....
Mar 13 2008
STANDARD LIFE yesterday said it increased operating profits by 43% last year, despite a £249m hit as more customers cashed in policies early....
Mar 13 2008
CAR dealership Lookers yesterday said its centenary year had started well after sales in the key selling month of March improved on a year earlier....
Mar 13 2008
John W Phillips, managing director, property investment advisers Kingswood Associates, said, “The Chancellor has not made the decisions that will help business the most and, while the move to keep capital gains tax at the same rate is welcome, every business of this size will eventually be hit by fuel duty rise.”...
Mar 13 2008
OPTIMISTIC growth forecasts leave the Chancellor with little room for manoeuvre if the economy takes a turn for the worst, business leaders and economists said last night....
Mar 13 2008
The global credit crunch has driven an uncertain economic outlook for 2008 and therefore it goes without saying that the core purpose of this budget is about stability now and in the future....
Mar 13 2008
TAX expert Alex Embiricos described Alistair Darling’s first Budget as “pretty boring” but admitted the Chancellor did not have a lot of room for manoeuvre....
Mar 13 2008
THE innovative package of measures designed to promote enterprise will tick many of the boxes for manufacturers and will go some way towards restoring the Government’s reputation in this area. We will, however, want to see clear evidence of delivery....
Mar 13 2008
ONE of Wales’s most successful exclusive housing developers has gone into administration with debts of £4m....
Mar 13 2008
CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling’s Budget got a mixed reception from the nation’s main motoring organisations....
Mar 13 2008
AFTER 10 years of a Blair Government of spin and broken promises, many of us from across the political spectrum hoped that Gordon Brown would bring some substance back into policy, and would put the focus back where it should be – on social justice...
Mar 13 2008
AFTER 11 years at the helm, is this the legacy of New Labour: public finances in a mess, the housing market teetering on the brink of a crash and the Bank of England bailing out the banks amid financial turmoil in the money markets?...
Mar 13 2008
CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling’s first Budget was, as he described, “A responsible Budget that will secure stability in these times of global economic uncertainty.”...
Mar 13 2008
PENSIONER Ralph Thomas yesterday described plans to boost the winter fuel allowance as a “gimmick” which will be of no long- term benefit to the elderly....
Mar 13 2008
PETER BELL, 26, is an administration assistant at Cardiff University’s Graduate School Office. He lives in Cathays with his wife, Anna, 25, a clerical officer in Cardiff University’s Residencies and Catering Division....
Mar 13 2008
SINGLE mother Elain Bowers said Alistair Darling’s first Budget was “not bad” for lone parents, but said there was still room for improvement....
Mar 13 2008
THE average double-income family in Wales is likely to lose out on treats for parents but will get more money to put towards their children’s hobbies, it was claimed yesterday....
Mar 13 2008
THE Chancellor announced a £6bn boost for British science and innovation plus the creation of a £30m Enthuse Science fund....
Mar 13 2008
THE Chancellor has “failed to deliver on his green promises”, according to Welsh environmentalists....
Mar 13 2008
DOCTORS have welcomed tax increases on alcohol, saying “tough action” is needed to tackle Wales’ binge-drinking culture....
Mar 13 2008
EDUCATION is once again a main beneficiary in the Budget....
Mar 13 2008
FATHER-OF-THREE Richard Pearsall believes there was little in Chancellor Alistair Darling’s speech yesterday for single-income families like his....
Mar 13 2008
A smoker, she gets through 10 a day and in terms of drinking, she goes out on average twice a week spending a total of £20....
Mar 13 2008
A white collar manager whose wife stays at home....
