budget

  1. Spring Budget 2026: A Quiet Update for UK Businesses

    Spring Budget 2026: A Quiet Update for UK Businesses

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the UK’s Spring Statement on 3 March 2026, and for many business owners, it may have felt like a surprisingly uneventful fiscal announcement. That was largely intentional. The government has committed to holding one major fiscal event per year, the Autumn...
  2. Paul Kelly ICHYB

    Budget 2025 Overview

    Income tax - Frozen for three more years Business rates - updated to reflect increase in property prices + retail, hospitality & leisure longer term support National minimum wage - increases at all levels Fuel duty - frozen until September 2026 Plastic packaging - tax rate increase Household...
  3. BooC81

    Logistics & Sales Process Harmonisation.

    Sales / Logistics I work for a company that make bespoke equipment for the entertainment industry. We have an issue where due to the made to order goods we sell, logistics seem to be offering far too many options for the sales department. They are also forever waiting for weights and dims of...
  4. Spring Budget 2024: Tax cuts, growth, and VAT

    Spring Budget 2024: Tax cuts, growth, and VAT

    In his final Budget before the General Election, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt returned to the traditional Conservative economic pillars: lower taxes and higher growth. A swashbuckling Kwasi Kwarteng-style ‘tax-cutting event’ it certainly was not. But Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election Budget did pull the...
  5. Amalie Smith

    How will the Budget affect your business? Share your thoughts...

    Hi everyone, Following the Chancellor's Spring Budget today, we're already thinking about how it will impact small businesses and what it means for our members. We'll be sharing an article later this week with a breakdown of the key areas and how they might affect SMEs, but we'd love to hear...
  6. Spring statement 2024: six predictions for small businesses

    Spring statement 2024: six predictions for small businesses

    Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to deliver the Spring Budget alongside economic updates from the Office for Budget Responsibility on 6th March 2024. Last year’s Autumn Statement promised to “back British businesses with 110 growth measures”, outlining National Insurance reforms, wage increases...
  7. Budget reaction: UKBF members respond to the Autumn Statement 2023

    Budget reaction: UKBF members respond to the Autumn Statement 2023

    UKBF members have responded to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, with many saying that it doesn’t do enough to support small businesses in the UK. On 22nd November, Jeremy Hunt delivered his Budget to parliament, unveiling a series of measures to boost the economy and help businesses. Key...
  8. Budget 2023: How will the Budget affect your business?

    Budget 2023: How will the Budget affect your business?

    Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his Autumn Budget to parliament. Find out what the announcement means for UK businesses. On 22nd November, Hunt unveiled a series of measures to boost the economy and help businesses. Headline announcements include: National Insurance will be cut from 12%...
  9. Amalie Smith

    What are your thoughts on today's budget?

    Hi everyone, If like us, you've been following the Chancellor's Autumn Statement today, chances are you're already thinking about how it will affect you and your business. We'll be posting an article covering all the main points and the impact on small business, so keep an eye out for that in...
  10. Autumn statement 2023: five predictions for small businesses

    Autumn statement 2023: five predictions for small businesses

    Jeremy Hunt will deliver his autumn budget on 22nd November with the economic forecast to follow from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Despite pressures from within his own party, Hunt warns that additional borrowing and tax cuts are unlikely. So, what are the predictions for the...
  11. Spring Budget 2023: How will the Budget affect your business?

    Spring Budget 2023: How will the Budget affect your business?

    Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his spring Budget to parliament. Find out what the announcement means for UK businesses. Hunt unveiled a series of measures to boost growth and make it easier for businesses to invest during his second major fiscal statement as Chancellor. Some of the...