NEWS 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

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