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ISSUE 10 | JANUARY 2014 FREE
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UNDERWHELMED BY
AUTUMN STATEMENT
The GGF welcomed some of the announcements in the
Chancellor’s Autumn Statement but were concerned
that several key issues were not being fully addressed
to help GGF Members and the wider industry.
In conjunction with political engagement firm
GK Strategy’s analysis,
the positives identified
were:
• Petrol taxes to stay frozen - a planned rise of 2p
per litre for next year is
to be cancelled
‘£1bn in loans
will boost housing
developments’
• Business rates in England
to be capped at 2%
rather than linked to RPI
inflation, with some retail
premises in England to
get a discount. Businesses moving into vacant
high-street properties
will have their rates cut
by 50%
• Energy efficiency grants
linked to stamp duty
• Private landlords’ support to improve the
energy efficiency of their
premises
• An additional 20,000 apprenticeships are to be
funded over the next two
years
• The abolition of employers’
National Insurance Contributions for under 21s will
mean it will be cheaper to
employ young people
• The initiatives to increase house building as
the Government hopes
£1bn in loans will boost
housing developments in
Manchester and Leeds,
among other sites
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