Latest News Tag: Government

2018 Budget: A Charity Perspective30 October 2018

There was little in the 2018 Budget to wildly excite charities. Those organisations who have had to step up and run public toilets, as council cut have set in, will be pleased to hear that from 2020 business rates will no longer apply to public lavatories. It seemed however that this announcement was more about setting up toilet puns for the rest of the Chancellor’s speech than supporting communities.

Insurance Premium Tax Increase24 November 2016

A further rise in the rate of standard UK Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) was announced yesterday by Chancellor Philip Hammond in

The Insurance Act 20158 August 2016

The Insurance Act comes into effect on 12th August 2016 and affects all commercial insurance policies governed by UK law. The Act is designed to shift the power imbalance from insurers to the insured. Introducing a new ‘duty of fair presentation’ the Act requires insureds to capture more knowledge from more people in their organisations.