discount ratenationalised industriespublic servicesRequired Rate of ReturnThe UK government first set financial objectives for the nationalised industries in 1961 and subsequently promoted the use of 'discounted cash flow' for investment appraisal. The nationalised industry regime evolved until, in the ...
The deal balances affordability commitments that benefit the UK government – where NHS spend on branded medicines cannot go above a pre-agreed level – with access commitments to industry. A key commitment in the deal is to reach the upper quartile of uptake in relation to comparator countries ...
Low Pay Commission. Press release: National Living Wage extended to younger workers 2021 [Available from:https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-living-wage-extended-to-younger-workers. Asaria M, Griffin S, Cookson R. Distributional cost-effectiveness analysis: a tutorial. Med Decis Making. 2...
UK Government has changed the law on how residential properties are taxed and made it more difficult for landlords to make a profit. The issue is that if a residential property is bought with a mortgage under a personal name themortgage interest relief sums up to only 20% instead of the pr...
In order to maintain an inflation rate at a stable level, to enable the general public and businesses to plan their spending, the Government set a two percent inflation target for the Bank of England. The discounter boom The increase in food prices in the United Kingdom has shifted ...
The move, which will give each UK household a $500 discount on their energy bill and more for lowest-income households, marks a change of heart for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government, which had previously resisted windfall taxes, calling them a deterrent to invest...
UK Government guidance:Providing professional and business services to a person connected with Russia– update The guidance on providing professional and business services to a person connected with Russia has been updated to reflect the legislative changes toRegulation 54D(see entry below). ...
On 30 November 2024, the UK Chancellor delivered the new Labour government’s first Budget. The Budget announced £40 billion in tax hikes and some very significant (but well-trailed) changes to the UK’s “non-domiciled” tax regime. ...
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves proposed the consolidation of more than 80 local government defined contribution funds into pension ‘mega-funds’ in pursuit of Canadian- and Australian-style pension investing.
Critics of the scheme claim it discourages smaller brewers from expanding, as they have to pay a substantially higher rate of duty once they go over the threshold. Now, the government is lowering the threshold from 5,000hl to 2,100hl, adding it is intended to “support growth, boost prod...