Business and Other Briefings
BIS: A new package of measures ‘cutting the costs of new laws that will benefit businesses both immediately and in the longer term’ has been announced by Business Minister Ian Lucas. Businesses will benefit by timing the introduction of 26 regulations to take account current economic circumstances. This will save them £3.5bn in new costs with a longer term commitment to cut a further £6.5bn from the ongoing costs of regulation.
CLG: Businesses have been urged, in a new campaign, to give more people the opportunity to volunteer for civic roles as Communities Secretary John Denham announced a new campaign to ‘promote the benefits of getting involved’. The campaign includes a new employer information pack and case studies on how it has worked for others and information on next steps will also be included.
Many businesses already support employees being school governors, councillors, magistrates or members of public bodies, and preliminary findings from the Institute of Directors show there are real benefits to be gained. A key finding shows 76% of directors noticed the benefit of skills that their employees had picked up in voluntary roles.
John Denham wants more people to have influence & a bigger say in shaping the places in which they live and the public services they use. These include getting involved as members of probation boards, youth offender panels, councils' overview & scrutiny committees, or board members of tenant management associations.
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This brief replaces Revenue & Customs Brief 62/09 which contains a formatting error in the section 'Impact on theatres'. The content of the brief is otherwise unchanged. HMRC has revised its policy on input tax recovery on the costs of staging shows (production costs) for which the theatre's admissions are VAT exempt. It follows the tribunal decision in Garsington Opera Limited.
Following the decision of the European Court of Justice in the case of TNT Post UK Ltd, certain postal services supplied by Royal Mail are to become liable to VAT at the standard rate
This Brief outlines HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) policy in relation to an amusement machine playing a game called 'Stacker' and its liability to Amusement Machine Licence Duty (AMLD).
Guidance on HMRC's view of the inheritance Tax position in relation to contributions made to an Employee Benefit Trust.
