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World Cup 2022 – the dice edition

As World Cup 2022 begins, the Braintree office came together for a football themed lunch last week. We ordered in pizzas and football themed cakes and as we did for the Euros, we played out the tournament with some mighty dice throwing skills across the teams. Hosted...

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Autumn Statement reaction from Sean Wiegand

Autumn Statement reaction from Sean Wiegand

I listened to the new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement yesterday. Quite the opposite of the “mini budget” on 23 September which was already mostly reversed on 17 October. Our recent Chancellor started with three main objectives Stability, Growth and Public...

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Autumn Statement reaction from Paul Short

Autumn Statement reaction from Paul Short

I reckon we will be busy in the period up to 5 April 2023, as clients consider accelerating income before the 45% tax rate comes in between £125k and £150k. It will not be a huge saving but still a useful for people in that income space. Indeed the degree of planning...

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Autumn Statement 2022 reaction from Mike Carabine

Autumn Statement 2022 reaction from Mike Carabine

Comments on the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement  - 31 October 2022 17 November 2022 It seemed a world away from the comedy double act of Liz and Kwasi, listening and digesting today’s deferred Autumn Statement from the latest Tory Chancellor off the rank, Jeremy Hunt....

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Autumn Statement reaction from Craig Weavers

Autumn Statement reaction from Craig Weavers

The tax rises announced during today's Autumn Statement were inevitable following the recent economic turmoil. The Chancellor unveiled a plan on how the Government will repay the immense amounts borrowed for the Covid support packages whilst also supporting households...

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Autumn Statement reaction from Graham McNeill

Autumn Statement reaction from Graham McNeill

The Autumn Statement was made today (17 Nov 2022) by the Chancellor to MP’s in the House of Commons. Following the debacle of Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget, this Autumn Budget was to try and restore order to Britain’s finances. Jeremy Hunt the Chancellor has...

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Autumn Statement reaction from Lucy Orrow

Autumn Statement reaction from Lucy Orrow

Our new(ish) Chancellor set out his plans for the coming years in today's Autumn Statement - Stability, Growth and Public Services. He unusually started with the tax changes – maybe to get the bad news out first. It has been clear over the recent weeks, touted on TV...

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Helping staff with the cost of living crisis

Helping staff with the cost of living crisis

The cost of living crisis is likely to have a significant impact on many employees. Businesses will also be adversely effected with inflationary pressure and increased costs. A business may wish to consider alternative ways it can provide extra support to its...

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Increasing energy prices

Increasing energy prices

Recently the UK has been experiencing unprecedented increases to energy prices. On top of this there are other rising costs, a shortage in the labour market, and adverse exchange rate movements which are impacting on costs and increasing inflation. Many businesses...

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More reaction to the mini-Budget U-turns

More reaction to the mini-Budget U-turns

After the announcements this morning (17 Oct) by the current Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, Chapter 10 of the IR35 Legislation which was due to be repealed will now stay in place. This means that the decision on if engagements are caught by the IR35 rules will remain with...

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