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In Tuesday’s Spring Forecast, the Chancellor kept her promise of making no major tax or spending policy announcements, in line with the government’s commitment to hold only one significant fiscal event a year, at the Budget.
Spring Forecast 2026
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, presented the Spring Forecast on 3 March 2026. In a statement to the House of Commons, she responded to the Office for Budget Responsibility's (OBR's) interim update on the economy and public finances.
Ross Martin Tax: SME Tax Update 26 February 2026
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This week brings a mixture of practical updates, policy developments and cautionary tales for advisers and businesses navigating an increasingly complex tax landscape.
Ross Martin Tax: SME Tax Update 19 February 2026
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This week's update brings several important developments for employers, advisers and payroll professionals as we look ahead to the final months of the 2025-26 tax year.
Ross Martin Tax: SME Tax Update 12 February 2026
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This week, the government published its ‘Budget Information Security Review’, following the leak in the run-up to last autumn’s Budget. In its report, the National Cyber Security Centre found that in the hour before Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget speech, the content of the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook was downloaded in full nearly 25,000 times.
Ross Martin Tax: SME Tax Update 5 February 2026
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Now that the 2024-25 Self Assessment deadline has passed, many advisers are starting to look ahead to the next few months when several significant changes in the world of tax will be introduced, not least Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, about which HMRC are currently contacting some affected taxpayers.
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