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Budget 2014:
business, beer
and bingo....
In his Budget speech, George Osborne said that the economy is
now growing faster than predicted and expectations for growth this
year and next have also been revised up by the Office for Budget
Responsibilty (OBR) – to 2.7% in 2014 and 2.3% in 2015.
A deficit that reached
11% of GDP in 200910 is now forecast to
fallen by half to 5.5%
in the coming year and
will be eradicated by
2018-19.
But he emphasised that
“the job is not yet done,
and further difficult
decisions will be needed
to continue reducing the
deficit and debt.”
The government will
cap the welfare budget to
control spending, ensure
that employers are meet-
ing the full costs of public
service pension schemes
and limit public sector pay
increases.
British businesses will
see a boost by the government:
• doubling the annual
investment allowance to
£500,000 until the end of
2015
• offering the best export
finance in Europe
• reducing energy costs,
to ensure that the UK
remains a competitive location for manufacturing
‘the job is not yet done, and further
difficult decisions will be needed’
Radical measures to
help savers and pensioners were announced and
the government is taking
action to help families
keep more of what they
earn and to save for their
retirement. This will be
achieved by reducing taxes
by increasing the level
of the tax-free personal
allowance further, from
£10,000 to £10,500 in April
2015.
The Chancellor has come
under fire for some of the
rather patronising measures
– such as the cut in duty
on beer by 1 penny a pint,
freezing duty on cider and
spirit, abolishing the above
inflation duty escalator for
wine and halving bingo
duty.
He also announced an
increase in the maximum
Tax-Free Childcare support
available to £2,000 per year
for each child; extending
the Help to Buy equity loan
scheme to March 2020 and
providing £140 million of
new funding to repair flood
defences that have suffered damage in the recent
severe flooding, as well
as providing £200 million
to establish a potholes challenge fund.
The cost of long haul
flights will be cut by abolishing the top two bands of
Air Passenger Duty.
Doncaster PR Firm Teams Up With
Chamber To Aid Businesses
Doncaster PR agency On Track has teamed up with the Doncaster Chamber of Commerce
to offer businesses across the Borough access to free PR and communications advice.
OnTrack PR Ltd, based at the
Keepmoat Stadium, has partnered with the Chamber to
provide 90 minutes of free PR
and communications knowledge to chamber members.
The session allows chamber
members the opportunity to review their communication needs
and gain expert advice from an
award winning PR agency.
Dan Fell, Deputy Chief Executive of Doncaster Chamber of
Commerce, said: “We are delighted to be working with OnTrack
PR to deliver this service for our
members.
“Ensuring you are communicating effectively is an essential part
of business and the 90 minutes
of free advice is a fantastic additional benefit for our members
and one that I am sure will be
prove popular.”
Charlotte Taylor, Managing Director of OnTrack PR Ltd, added:
“We have an excellent working
relationship with the Chamber
via our clients and are pleased
to be delivering this service for
them and their members.
“As part of the 90 minutes
package, we meet with a rep-
resentative from the member
business and review what PR
and communication tools they
are currently using and produce
a short report which gives advice
and guidance on areas to improve, opportunities and industry
information.
“We are very much looking
forward to meeting the chamber members and offering our
expertise and making a real difference to businesses throughout
Doncaster.”
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