News release index
HM TREASURY
HMT 1 New Ambitions for Britain - Budget 98
HMT 2 Chancellor sets sights firmly on economic stability: Code for Fiscal Stability issued
HMT 3 Government launches a new deal for working families: making work pay (see also HMT 11)
HMT 4 Budget boost for Welfare to Work: Gordon Brown announces further extension of the New Deal (see also HMT 2, HMT 2, HMT 11, HMT 12)
HMT 5 Gordon Brown announces radical national insurance reform (see also HMT 6, IR 44)
HMT 6 Martin Taylor's proposals on work incentives (see also HMT 5)
HMT 7 Budget Boost for Enterprise (see also HMT 15, IR 8, IR 9, IR 10, IR13, IR 16, C&E 1)
HMT 8 Fairness in the Budget (see also HMT 3, HMT 9, HMT 10, HMT 13, IR 2, IR 9, IR 35, IR 40, C&E 8)
HMT 9 Women and the Budget
HMT 10 A Budget for Children
HMT 11 Budget for Disabled People
HMT 12 More money for health, education and transport
HMT 13 Tax Measures to help protect the Environment (see also C&E 17, C&E 18, C&E 19, HMT 16, IR 6)
HMT 14 Economic instruments for industrial and commercial use of energy (see also HMT 13)
HMT 15 University Challenge: unlocking Britain’s commercial potential
HMT 16 New Vehicle Excise Duty System to protect the environment (see also HMT 13)
INLAND REVENUE
IR 1 Income tax: rates and allowances
IR 2 Fairness in savings
IR 3 Inheritance tax: increase in threshold
IR 4 Millennium Gift Aid to help the world’s poorest countries
IR 5 Fairer treatment of redundancy settlements
IR 6 Income tax: taxation of company cars and car fuel from 6 April 1998
IR 7 Pensions scheme earnings cap
IR 8 Corporation tax rates: a further reduction from April 1999
IR 9 A modern system for corporation tax payments
IR 10 Extension of enhanced first-year capital allowance for small and medium-sized businesses
IR 11 Self assessment for companies
IR 12 Taxation of income from property
IR 13 Tax incentives for venture capital
IR 14 Review of double taxation relief for companies
IR 15 Formal consultation on the North Sea fiscal regime
IR 16 Capital gains tax reform
IR 17 Capital gains tax: phasing out of retirement relief
IR 18 Capital gains tax: rate for trusts and estates
IR 19 Capital gains tax: annual exempt amount
IR 20 Capital gains tax: temporary non-residence
IR 21 Capital gains tax: countering bed and breakfasting of shares
IR 22 Capital gains of companies: further review
IR 23 Stamp Duty
IR 24 Controlled foreign companies (CFC’s): self assessment and other changes
IR 25 Modernisation of the transfer pricing legislation: outcome of consultations
IR 26 Transfer pricing and advance pricing arrangements
IR 27 Taxation of gilts and accrued income scheme
IR 28 Requirement for taxpayers to notify the Inland Revenue of adjustments to foreign tax paid
IR 29 Withdrawal of cash basis practices for professions
IR 30 Labour supply in the construction industry
IR 31 Inheritance tax: better public access to heritage assets
IR 32 Countering avoidance of PAYE obligations
IR 33 Countering exploitation of foreign earnings deduction
IR 34 Capital gain buying: avoidance by groups of companies
IR 35 Pension schemes: clamping down on tax avoidance
IR 36 Remuneration in shares subject to forfeiture or conversion
IR 37 Tackling exploitation of the provisions for profit-related pay
IR 38 Taxation of life insurance policy holders
IR 39 Capital gains tax: offshore trusts
IR 40 Double taxation relief: anti avoidance
IR 41 Correction to group relief rules for consortiums
IR 42 Easier access to the Inland Revenue
IR 43 Help for new employers to reduce costs and create jobs
IR 44 Good news for employers-Contributions Agency teams up with Inland Revenue
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
C&E 1 VAT thresholds increased and consultation announced
C&E 2 Scottish Housing Associations to benefit from VAT changes
C&E 3 Help for bad debts on barter deals
C&E 4 Excise traders to have extended rights of appeal
C&E 5 Spirits duty frozen - beer, wine and cider increased in line with inflation
C&E 6 Duty on low strength sparkling wine and sparkling cider come closer into line
C&E 7 Tobacco and health - smokers to pay more
C&E 8 VAT: crackdown continues on artificial avoidance
C&E 9 Changes to Insurance Premium Tax on travel insurance
C&E 10 VAT group treatment consultation
C&E 11 Increase in VAT charge for private mileage in business cars
C&E 12 Gaming duty - increase for larger casinos
C&E 13 Duty changes for amusement machines
C&E 14 Air passenger duty: registration help for foreign airlines
C&E 15 Beer drawback - law simplified
C&E 16 Oils - clearer duty system
C&E 17 Fuel duties increased to improve urban air quality and reduce greenhouse emissions
C&E 18 Chancellor cuts VAT to help less well off keep warm
C&E 19 Action to improve environmental benefits of landfill tax
OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
DETR Investing in Rural Public Transport
DSS Countering avoidance of national insurance contributions
DTI John Battle welcomes abolition of gas levy and consultation on reform of the North Sea fiscal regime
NIO Increased investment in key priorities for Northern Ireland welcomed by Mo Mowlam
SO Extra investment in Scotland on key priorities
WO Ron Davies welcomes extra cash for Government’s key priorities