Tax Will Be End of Landfill Budget surprise increase of £8 a tonne heralds the end of landfill, effectively doubles the cost to local authorities 23.03.07 Telegraph, Environment Law, Local Authority Law, UK Tax

The Good-Bye Budget Brown sees himself off with surprise cuts in income and company tax, higher threshold for inheritance tax and capital gains, penalty tax on high-fuel vehicles, 'zero-carbon' homes will be exempt stamp duty BBC Main points at a glance 22.03.07 BBC, LegalDay Blog, Capital Gains Tax, Company Tax, Environment Law, Income Tax, Inheritance Tax, Pensions, Stamp Duty Land Tax, UK Tax

Last Brown Budget Will Be Green Tax concessions expected for green homes, inheritance tax loopholes closed, higher threshold for stamp duty 21.03.07 BBC

Contract Workers Risk Losing Tax Break Construction union Ucatt is complaining to Treasury that 'self-employed' contractors should be classified and taxed as employees Times Treasury official in last ditch talks with tax advisors on legality of new 'service company' scheme 20.03.07 Telegraph, Construction Law, UK Tax, UK Tax Avoidance Schemes

Road Tax to Double Tax on 'least fuel efficient' cars, including 4x4s and sports cars, is likely to double over next two years, to £400 Times Tax breaks for green homes, encouragement to use solar panels to sell electricity back into gird 19.03.07 Guardian, Environment Law, UK Tax

Budget to Regulate Online Gambling Brown will use budget to establish UK regulation for online gambling, hoping to levy Remote Gaming Duty from sites such as PartyPoker, 888, Ladbrokes, from September will be allowed to locate in UK and apply for licence under the Gambling Act 23.02.07 Telegraph, Gambling Law, Online Gambling

New Venture Investment Rules As part of his 2007 Budget, chancellor announced new qualifying company rules for the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), the Corporate Venturing Scheme (CVS) and the Venture Capital Trust (VCT) scheme, new rules will affect companies attracting investment 24.03.07 Michael Simkins, Capital Markets, Entertainment Law, UK Tax

Budget Impact on Pensions Budget deals with a number of issues impacting occupational pension schemes, including Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS), inheritance issues, alternatively secured pensions and term assurance policies 22.03.07 LegalDay Blog, Law Now, Pensions

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