HM Treasury has opened submissions for representations to the Budget 2020.
ACS has called on the government to incentivise investment by delaying business rates bill increases, to better fund the justice system to deal with repeat offenders, and to support local shops in continuing to provide flexible and secure jobs. ACS also recommended a significant increase in the Employment Allowance and an uplift in the threshold for employer National Insurance Contributions, the removal of ‘through the wall’ free to use ATMs from the rating system to sustain access to cash, and clarity for retailers and wholesalers on how the tobacco track and trace system will work after the implementation period on 1st January 2021.
The Budget will take place on 11th March 2020.
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ACS' submission:
