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Tax shock for small businesses - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3308393.stm
Buried in the small-print of the pre-Budget report is a controversial new proposal which could affect 300,000 small businesses by cracking down on the use of dividends to lower the National Insurance burden on owners. |
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What is 'Tax freedom day'? - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2968930.stm
Tax Freedom Day is the day on which the average UK taxpayer can expect to stop working for the government and instead begin earning money for themselves. |
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Tax cuts may take us years, say the Tories - http://news.google.co.uk/url?ntc=53SJ3&q=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml%3Fxml%3D/news/2003/12/01/ntory01.xml%26sSheet%3D/news/2003/12/01/ixhome.html
A Conservative government under Michael Howard would have to wait several years before introducing significant tax cuts, Oliver Letwin, the shadow chancellor, indicated. |
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CBI welcomes Blair's low-tax pledge - http://www.accountancyage.com/accountancyage/news/2034203/cbi-welcomes-blair-low-tax-pledge
Director general of the CBI Digby Jones has welcomed Tony Blair's conciliatory moves towards business at the lobbying group's annual conference. |
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Telegraph - Poll blow for Labour's big spenders - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1442120/Poll-blow-for-Labour%27s-big-spenders.html
Public confidence in Tony Blair's ability to deliver public service improvements has slumped to a new low, with two out of three voters now convinced that the billions of pounds being spent by the Government will be wasted. |