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    Budget 2020 and Finance Bill 2019-21

    Thursday, 23 July, 2020

    The Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented the 2020 Budget on 11 March. The Finance Bill 2019-21 was published on 17 March, and completed its scrutiny in the House of Commons on 2 July. The Finance Act 2020 received Royal Assent on 22 July.

    • Debate Pack
    • Tax
  • Debate Pack

    Estimates Day: HMRC spending on job retention scheme and support for the self- employed

    Friday, 03 July, 2020

    An Estimates Day debate on 'HMRC spending on job retention scheme and support for the self- employed' has been scheduled for 7 July 2020.

    • Debate Pack
    • Diseases
    • Work and incomes
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: Support for household finances

    Monday, 22 June, 2020

    This Commons Library briefing paper outlines the measures introduced by the Government, and other authorities, to support household finances during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Communities
    • Diseases
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Finance
    • Housing benefits
    • Local government
    • Rail
    • Roads
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
    • Covid-19
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: Level playing field

    Friday, 19 June, 2020

    The so-called level playing field - rules on competition, state aid, taxation, labour and environmental standards, and climate change - are one of the main causes of disagreement between the UK and EU in the negotiations on their future partnership. This paper explains the commitments that both parties are proposing in these areas in order to come to a deal.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Climate change
    • Economic policy
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • International law
    • International trade
    • Tax
    • The EU
    • Work and incomes
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: summary of positions

    Wednesday, 03 June, 2020

    The tables in this paper provide a summary of the UK and EU positions in the future relationship negotiations, based on their proposed draft treaty texts and other publicly available statements

    • Research Briefing
    • Asylum
    • Aviation
    • Business
    • Climate change
    • Criminal law
    • Defence policy
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Farming and fishing
    • Finance
    • Government
    • Immigration
    • Institutions
    • International development
    • International law
    • International trade
    • Parliament
    • Roads
    • Sciences
    • The EU
    • Work and incomes
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    VAT : zero-rating e-publications

    Monday, 04 May, 2020

    In the 2020 Budget the Government stated that it would introduce legislation to apply a zero rate of VAT to e-publications from 1 December 2020, but subsequently announced the zero rate would apply from 1 May.

    • Research Briefing
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Managed Service Companies

    Monday, 27 April, 2020

    This note discusses the introduction in 2007 of the 'Managed Service Companies' (MSCs) legislation, which sought to prevent the exploitation of this corporate form for tax avoidance.

    • Research Briefing
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Direct taxes: rates and allowances 2020/21

    Monday, 06 April, 2020

    This paper sets out direct tax rates and principal tax allowances for the 2020/21 tax year, as announced in the 2020 Budget on 11 March 2020. The paper outlines the conditions necessary for eligibility for these tax allowances, and provides a summary of the general tax position in straightforward cases.

    • Research Briefing
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus Bill: Statutory Sick Pay & National Insurance Contributions

    Friday, 20 March, 2020

    This Commons Library briefing paper provides information the provisions relating to statutory sick pay and National Insurance Contributions in the Coronavirus Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 19 March 2020 (Bill 122).

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • National Insurance
    • Work and incomes
    • Covid-19
  • Insight

    The Budget: What can ‘Dr No’ tell us about the challenges in designing the tax system?

    Monday, 09 March, 2020

    Any Chancellor faces challenges in crafting tax changes – not least because they need to encourage people to pay them and ensure they can be collected.

    • Insight
    • Economy
    • Tax
  • Debate Pack

    Taxation on beer and pubs

    Tuesday, 04 February, 2020

    A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Taxation on Beer and Pubs’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 5 February 2020 from 2.30-4 pm. The debate has been initiated by Mike Wood MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Tax avoidance: a General Anti-Avoidance Rule – background history (1997-2010)

    Thursday, 16 January, 2020

    This note gives some background to the earlier debates there have been on the case for a general statutory prohibition of aggressive tax avoidance, in relation to the Coalition Government's introduction of a General Anti-Abuse Rule in 2013.

    • Research Briefing
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Taxing aviation fuel

    Tuesday, 22 October, 2019

    At present, although road fuel is charged excise duty, which represents a substantial proportion of the pump price paid by motorists, aviation kerosene (AVTUR) which is used in jet engines is exempt from tax. 

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    The October 2019 EU UK Withdrawal Agreement

    Friday, 18 October, 2019

    Boris Johnson's Government negotiated a new 'deal' with the European Union, formed of a Political Declaration and a Withdrawal Agreement. This paper focuses on the Withdrawal Agreement and how it compares to the one negotiated by Theresa May's Government.

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
    • Business
    • Climate change
    • Devolution
    • Economic policy
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Farming and fishing
    • House of Commons
    • Immigration
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • International trade
    • Tax
    • The EU
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    VAT on construction

    Friday, 11 October, 2019

    This note sets out the VAT treatment of construction work and the UK's discretion in setting VAT rates under EU law, before looking at the debate on harmonising VAT rates on all types of construction work.

    • Research Briefing
    • Industry
    • Tax

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