British Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond is now delivering his annual budget speech to the Parliament with key quotes, via Reuters, found below.
- Increasing businesses’ annual investment allowance to 1 mln sterling for 2 years from 200,000 sterling.
- Will halve apprentice levy contribution for smaller firms.
- From April 2020 will target national insurance incentives only at smaller employers.
- Value added tax threshold for businesses will stay unchanged for further 2 years.