{"id":1062,"date":"2020-03-16T09:43:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T09:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primal-live.co.uk\/dhco-staging\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2022-06-22T13:23:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T13:23:35","slug":"how-might-the-spring-budget-impact-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.douglashomeandco.co.uk\/how-might-the-spring-budget-impact-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"How Might the Spring Budget Impact Your Business?"},"content":{"rendered":"
The British Government have delivered their Spring Budget for 2020. This will have a number of key implications for businesses, particularly in this time of economic uncertainty\u00a0 arising from the current COVID-19 outbreak. We\u2019ve summarised some of the key points that could affect your business below.<\/p>\n
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Rising concern over the spread of coronavirus is likely to have a significant impact on businesses, for example due to self-isolation of staff and a downturn in economic activity in the retail, leisure and hospitality industries. The budget accommodates for this in the following ways:<\/p>\n
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There were relatively few new announcements relating to income tax and VAT, however the following key changes were introduced:<\/p>\n
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Fuel duty is set to be frozen again, while the alcohol industry will receive an unanticipated windfall:<\/p>\n
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A number of changes will be introduced specifically affecting businesses, as well as planned improvements to broadband connectivity which will affect those in remote locations:<\/p>\n
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A key change to be introduced is a dramatic reduction in the lifetime allowance for Entrepreneur\u2019s Relief:<\/p>\n
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A number of changes have been made to financially incentivise sustainable business practices, including those relating to fuel subsidies and plastic packaging:<\/p>\n
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The economy is predicted to grow at the slowest rate since 2009, while inflation is forecasted at 1.4%:<\/p>\n
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If you\u2019d like to learn more about how these changes could affect your business, then please get in touch by telephoning the office on 01573 225082 or emailing mail@dhco.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The British Government have delivered their Spring Budget for 2020. This will have a number of key implications for businesses, particularly in this time of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1068,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[223,1725],"tags":[1181,1190,1182,1193,1256,1257,1192,1188,1263,1258,1191,1260,1262,1261,1255,1186,1259],"yoast_head":"\n