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Posted on 26 November 2008 - Comments

The first identity cards have been issued to foreign nationals living in the UK, it has been announced.

Approximately 50,000 international students and spouses of permanent UK residents will be issued with ID in the first wave of...

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Posted on 26 November 2008 - Comments

The Professional Contractor's Group (PCG) has spoken out against the government's decision to ignore the burning issue of IR35 legislation in the pre-budget report.

According to the organisation, IR35 legislation – which was...

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Posted on 26 November 2008 - Comments

The pre-budget report should have improved people's incentive to work rather than to spend, according to Defaqto.

Commenting on the announcements made by chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling on Monday, economist Michael...

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Posted on 25 November 2008 - Comments

Small business owners have been offered financial support by the chancellor's pre-budget report, unveiled yesterday by Alistair Darling in the House of Commons.

A new £1 billion survival fund has, as predicted by many, been...

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Posted on 25 November 2008 - Comments

Rules regarding the claiming of expenses by contractors working for umbrella companies are to be applied more rigidly, following the government's pre-budget report.

A joint consultation conducted by Her Majesty's Revenue and...

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