Tax relief on video games that are "culturally British" is still likely be introduced, despite news that the European Commission has some questions before confirming approval. Barry Murphy, technology tax partner at PwC, said: "The European Commission's review is not wholly surprising. Any tax relief targeting a particular sector tends...
In challenging economic times, the Chancellor needed to announce a confident, stable Budget; one based on sound, practical, economic decisions, rather than vote-winning, short-term, political solutions. So, has he delivered on this? The Budget certainly had a more positive tone than we expected with a strong emphasis on supporting the...
The Chancellor introduced the theme of an "aspiration nation" in Budget 2013. How much impact will the measures announced have on reigniting the economy, sparking growth and increasing business confidence? Michael Magee, Advisory Partner, talks through some measures announced by the Chancellor aimed at increasing business confidence, including the 20%...
Mary Monfries, Tax Partner, talks about some of the measures introduced by the Chancellor and what their impact might be on SMEs in the UK. The Chancellor remained resolute in his commitment to supporting British business and entrepreneurs. Introducing a lower corporation tax rate of 20% in April 2015 will...
Leonie Kerswill, Private Client Tax Partner, talks about the announcements we heard in the Budget and in particular their impact on individuals. A number of measures were introduced by the Chancellor, notably the increase in personal allowance to £10k from 2014 - earlier than expected. Consistency was key with little...
The Chancellor, George Osborne, has delivered his fourth coalition Budget to the House. How have his priorities changed during four years in government against a persistently challenging economic backdrop? Contact: Alistair Coates T: 01727 892184 Email: alistair.coates@uk.pwc.com www.pwc.co.uk/budget
CEO Survey: The UK hunt for growth and resilience PwC’s 16th annual Global CEO Survey was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on 23 January 2013 Business leaders and their organisations are operating in a world where uncertainty and volatility have increased to unprecedented levels and where...
Prospering in an era of uncertainty is a thought provoking paper looking at the case for resilience – the capacity of a firm to survive and thrive in an era of uncertainty, and navigate through turbulence in the wider business environment. Produced in association with the University of Oxford, we...
17 January 2013 UK won’t be amongst world’s top-10 largest economies by 2050, PwC predicts. China, US & India to be world’s three largest economies in 2050 Brazil could overtake Japan to be fourth largest economy Emerging economies set to grow faster than the G7 over the next four decades...
A major survey of senior fundraising and finance professionals in the charity sector has begun today, the sixth in a series designed to track the recession’s impact on the charity sector. Survey results will be revealed at a pre-Budget breakfast debate on 15 March 2013 with finance and fundraising sector...
