George Osborne presented his third Budget on Wednesday 21 March 2012.
The Chancellor started by reaffirming the need for stability in the UK economy and finished in Churchillian style with phrases such as:
‘No people will strive as the British will strive.’
‘No country will adapt as the British will adapt.’
‘This country borrowed its way into trouble. Now we’re going to earn our way out.’
Towards the end of last year the Government issued the majority of the clauses, in draft, of Finance Bill 2012 together with updates on consultations. The publication of the draft Finance Bill clauses is part of the Government’s improvements in the way tax policy is developed, communicated and legislated. The Budget updates some of these previous announcements and also proposes further measures. Some of these changes apply from April 2012 and some take effect at a later date, so the timing needs to be carefully considered.
Our summary focuses on the issues likely to affect you, your family and your business. To help you decipher what was said we have included our own comments.
Click here to view our 2012 Budget summary.
Up to £15 million will be clawed back from academy schools before the end of the current academic year due to government budgeting errors, according to our data.
A quarter of all taxpayers may be paying the wrong amount of tax due to incorrect PAYE codes according to our analysis.
The cost of listing on AIM has risen at its fastest rate in more than five years according to our findings.
A sudden surge in M&A activity on AIM is being driven by private equity backed deals to take companies private, our research reveals.
From 6 April 2012 HMRC will be able to ask employers to pay a financial security where it thinks there is serious risk that the business won’t pay over their PAYE tax deductions or National Insurance contributions (NICs) on time.
