Graham McNeill – Spring Budget 2024 comments

7 Mar 2024 | Firm News

As expected, nothing to get too excited about from the Spring Budget 2024. The 2% NI reduction was as expected, but we need to remember this is only for employees paid between £12,571 and £50,270. This reduction is also only 3 months after the 2% deduction in January....

Sean Wiegand – Spring Budget 2024 comments

6 Mar 2024 | Firm News

As usual, I set time aside to watch the Spring Budget and this year was no different, although it does annoy me how often key announcements are “leaked” before the Statement itself. I am sure this is partly done to see how the policy is perceived to allow some final...

Lisa Greenwood – Spring Budget 2024 comments

6 Mar 2024 | Firm News

Vote winner or vote loser for the Conservatives? With this being the last budget before the next general election, I was expecting the Chancellor to announce changes aimed at winning votes rather than tackling the fiscal issues that we currently have. Overall, I feel...

Mike Carabine – Spring Budget 2024 comments

6 Mar 2024 | Firm News

Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics…  Just a couple of minutes into Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2024 speech, Benjamin Disraeli’s/Mark Twain’s title quote came careering into my mind. Listening to him reeling off the Tory ‘achievements’ since he and Rishi had taken...