Pause for refreshment: George Osborne’s pre-election budget
Although last Sunday was generally known as Mother’s Day or Mothering Sunday, in ancient church tradition it was known as Refreshment Sunday or Laetare (“Be
The Spring pre-election Budget 2015
Budget Summary Fifty days before the General Election, Chancellor George Osborne today delivered his sixth and final Budget of this Parliament. Introducing the package of
Eclipse could cost £500m
The solar eclipse on Friday could cost Britain’s economy £500m as workers take time off to watch it, according to experts who predict absenteeism will
Readers’ Forum: Settlor’s interest
BKL tax adviser Terry Jordan offers advice in Taxation magazine’s Readers’ Forum. This concerns the tax liability of a trust established by the settlor for
UK200Group welcomes tax tackling plans
BKL tax partner David Whiscombe comments via the UK200Group on measures introduced in the Chancellor’s Budget to tackle tax evasion and avoidance, and the plans to abolish
Help to Buy ISA
BKL tax partner Geraint Jones comments for Financial Director on the announcement of the Help to Buy ISA: “This is a generous concession by the government
