In March 2022, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced in his spring statement (2022) that he would be backing small businesses to thrive and grow. Sunak stressed the importance of SMEs to…
pubexpertsMay 19, 2022
Claimants are encouraged to educate themselves on how they can get more support if they are financially struggling. Your part-time employees who are also claiming universal credit could be entitled…
pubexpertsMay 16, 2022
Prince Charles substituted the queen at the ceremony to officially reopen Parliament. The prince highlighted 38 new laws that the Houses of Parliament intended to pass within the new year.…
pubexpertsMay 13, 2022
Supporting mental health in the workplace is more of a necessity now than ever before. Although awareness of issues like anxiety and depression is on the rise, it can still…
pubexpertsMay 9, 2022
In February 2022, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the government would be giving people a £150 council tax rebate in April. The government introduced the rebate in response to the…
pubexpertsApril 18, 2022
Households in England in tax bands A-D should expect a £150 rebate. At the start of the year, the government announced a national council tax rebate that would help individuals…
pubexpertsApril 12, 2022
On Wednesday, 23rd of March 2022, Chancellor Sunak confirmed to the treasury committee that the pension triple lock will apply until 2023/24. This will see an increase of approximately 7.4%…
pubexpertsApril 11, 2022
Money-saving expert and journalist Martin Lewis has warned the British public that they should check their tax code is correct or risk losing a significant amount of money. Due to…
pubexpertsApril 10, 2022
In 2021, Chancellor Sunak announced in his budget that income tax personal allowance and the higher rate threshold would remain frozen for four years from 2022/23 until 2025/26. As previously…
pubexpertsApril 9, 2022
HMRC is warning customers to keep their eyes peeled as scammers are targeting Self Assessment customers to try and steal money or personal information. Within the last year, HMRC reported…
pubexpertsApril 8, 2022
The loans programme will broaden the financial support available to companies, ensuring they can access funding at all stages of innovation. Some of the UK's innovative companies will benefit from…
pubexpertsApril 7, 2022
From the 1st of April, hospitality tax VAT returns to its standard rate - of 20% Since July 2020, hospitality tax was decreased to 12.5% to recover from the impact…
pubexpertsApril 7, 2022
From April 2022, all VAT registered businesses must sign up, whatever they earn. Before the government brought in this extension, only companies whose turnover was more than £85,000 had to…
pubexpertsApril 2, 2022
Every customer must sign in when visiting a pub, restaurant or hospitality venue. How do you feel about the new rules to help pubs, cafes and restaurants reopen outdoors safely…
pubexpertsApril 9, 2021
All aspects of England’s society could reopen by June 21. The government has published the ‘COVID-19 Response – Spring 2021’, setting out a roadmap out of the current lockdown in…
pubexpertsFebruary 23, 2021
Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are to receive a one-off grant worth up to £9,000, the Chancellor has announced. Chancellor announces one-off top up grants for retail,…
pubexpertsJanuary 5, 2021
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended for a month with employees receiving 80% of their current salary for hours not worked and further economic support announced. People and…
pubexpertsNovember 2, 2020
The Job Support Scheme will be open from 1 November 2020 and run for 6 months, until 30 April 2021. The government will review the terms of the scheme in…
pubexpertsOctober 30, 2020
During the Summer Statement, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the ‘Eat Out to Help Out scheme’. This scheme forms part of a range of measures designed to help the hospitality industry…
pubexpertsJuly 30, 2020
