Mini Budget 2022/Fiscal Event – Key Points

Newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, has just delivered a speech (fiscal event speech as the government is calling it) and it’s packed with implications for individuals, small businesses, contractors, and those in property. We have highlighted below some of the key announcements that would affect you.  Income tax & National Insurance The…

1.25% increase to NIC and dividend tax rates 

1.25% increase to NIC and dividend tax rates  In an unprecedented move the government has confirmed that the rates of National Insurance are to be increased to pay for the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the NHS and to address the long-standing funding gap for health and social care. This breaks the Conservative’s manifesto…