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The sobering effect of the ‘small beer budget’ on M&A deals

Alvarez & Marsal's Ian Fleming looks at the business side of the Budget

22 Mar 2013

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Budget 2013: After the ‘omnishambles’, the ‘aspiration’

Osborne successfully averts a repeat of his 2012 'omnishambles', but not entirely without controversy

22 Mar 2013

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Budget 2013: What the papers say

A round-up of the press's reactions to the chancellor's 2013 Budget

21 Mar 2013

Government hopes to claw £745m in 5 years from green taxes

Changes to environmental levies creates further complexity but raises funds for government

21 Mar 2013

Budget 2013: Govt abandons smoothing plans

The Treasury will not be pursuing plans to smooth assets and liabilities of schemes to reduce deficits

21 Mar 2013

Budget 2013: Tax reliefs tap into entrepreneurial spirit

Osborne announces series of measures aimed at encouraging growth in SME sector

20 Mar 2013

Budget 2013: Osborne continues crusade against avoidance

The chancellor reiterates the government's hardline stance on tax avoidance and evasion in his 2013 Budget statement

20 Mar 2013

Budget 2013: Corporation tax cut as growth halved

Income tax threshold raised to £10,000 and corporation tax cut to 20% among measures in 2013 Budget as growth forecast halved

20 Mar 2013

Budget 2013: Miliband rips into "Bullingdon Boys" Budget

Labour leader claims this is more of the same, and the chancellor has failed to mention the country’s AAA downgrading

20 Mar 2013

Budget 2013: Dour or defining? Or both?

Calum Fuller takes a look at the likely comings and goings in this week's 2013 Budget

19 Mar 2013

Government should promote private finance, not force banks to lend

Wednesday's Budget should try and help the private sector financing industry, rather than more futile attempts to get the banks to lend, says Anil Stocker

18 Mar 2013

Chancellor faces calls for tax cuts as Budget looms

As the Budget approaches, the chancellor's party colleagues call for swingeing tax cuts to boost business

04 Mar 2013

March date set for budget

Chancellor announces budget date in March at Commons Treasury Questions

11 Dec 2012

Osborne set to hit banks in Autumn Statement

An increase in the levy on banks could be on the cards in next month's Autumn Statement

23 Nov 2012

Osborne unlikely to turn tax upside-down in Autumn Statement

The delicate state of the economy means Osborne is unlikely to drastically change taxes in his upcoming Autumn Statement

23 Nov 2012

Tax can't be simple with a heavyweight finance bill

Despite better tax consultations, a huge finance bill suggests a more complex system, despite government rhetoric

30 Mar 2012

Budget tax break for non-doms

Labour accuses George Osborne of burying paragraph raising inheritance tax exemption for spouses based outside UK

27 Mar 2012

Hot tax is Pasty joke

Two-tier pasty tax system needed, according to worried Bishop Fleming numbercrunchers

26 Mar 2012

Osborne urged to introduce tax band for 'squeezed middle'

Chancellor should introduce a 25% or 30% tax band before the 40% level is reached, says BDO senior tax partner

26 Mar 2012

Cut in 50p tax rate to give Osborne pre-election bonus

Geroge Osbrone will have a pre-election tax windfall of £3.3 billion from his cut in the 50p tax rate as high earners delay their income to take advantage of the lower income-tax rate

26 Mar 2012

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#AAYP 2013: Talent is ageless, but youth unemployment is a problem

The principles of developing future leaders apply whether you've just left school or got years of experience under your belt

To quota or not to quota: that is the problem

Women on board quotas may have a bad rep, but it’s the only way to address inherent bias argues Fiona Hotston Moore

#AAYP 2013: Soft skills will be a necessity to being competitive

Accountants must continue to add value by advising our clients more predominantly on their structure and their long-term objective

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Walk before you can run, lessons on choosing the right IT system

Stepping back and choosing a simpler IT system might be the best way forward for the business explains Christophe Letellier

Colin: Colin was here

Colin loves to be the centre of attention, as the Sky News Twitter account can testify

Taking Stock: Life in the slow lane

It was less Wacky Races and more Sunday driving as a team from Reeves helped raise £15,000 for charity as part of a race to Monaco

Colin: Democracy bureaucracy

Colin wonders what the ICAEW's discussions over the botched ballot were like

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