SPRING BUDGET BREAKING NEWS
Here’s a summary of Rishi Sunak's 2021 Spring Budget!
▪️The stamp duty holiday on properties worth up to £500,000 will be extended until the end of June
▪️The "Help To Buy" scheme is back, with the Government helping ‘generation rent’ get on the property ladder with a deposit of just 5%
▪️Personal Tax thresholds to be frozen. No raises to the rates of income tax, national insurance, or VAT
▪️The income tax threshold will increase next year to £12,570, but it will be kept at this level until 2026. The higher rate threshold will rise to £50,270 next year, but will also then stay there until 2026
▪️Corporation tax to increase to 25% from 2023 for companies with a profit of more than £250,000
▪️Companies will be allowed to carry back some losses and claim additional tax refunds of up to £760,000
▪️The furlough scheme will be extended until the end of September. The government will contribute 70% in July, 60% in August and September, with companies paying the difference to 80%
▪️Businesses will be given incentive payments of £3,000 for all new hires of any ages
▪️The business rates holiday will be extended until the end of June, with a two-thirds discount for the remainder of the tax year
▪️The 5% reduced rate of VAT will be extended for six months to 30th September followed by an interim rate of 12.5% for another six months. The standard rate will not return until April next year
▪️A new restart grant of up to £6,000 per premises in April and up to £18,000 for firms that open up later.
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