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"It's about removing barriers which hold business back"
News Despite tax credits to the tune of £3bn for R&D since 2000, science and technology research has not yielded sufficient numbers of products to market, said the government. Nesta's Attacking the Recession... [21 Apr 2009]
Taxman hunts for new CIO for £1bn IT dept
News Paye, National Insurance, child benefit and tax credits, which the Poynter report found increased the security risk by duplicating information. The department has experienced several years of problems... [13 Jan 2009]
Leader: Budget blues for the tech industry
Leader While tax credits for spending on research and development are up, it was disappointing that there was a lack of measures targeted specifically at the IT industry and bridging the digital divide. The... [22 Mar 2007]
What the Budget means for the tech industry
News More than 6,000 claims for the R&D tax credits were received between 2004 and 2005, amounting to nearly £600m of government funding for business R&D during that period, according to Treasury figures.... [22 Mar 2007]
CIO Jury: Has Blair been good for IT?
News The verdict comes in the same week that Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown delivered his 10th Budget, in which he took away with one hand - by controversially scrapping the tax breaks for Home... [23 Mar 2006]
Give us a greener Budget, Chancellor told
News Among the recommendations Barrington suggests are tax credits for companies that are able to get more staff working remotely, thus cutting out unnecessary travel and carbon dioxide emissions. The IT... [21 Mar 2006]
Tax credit fiasco: 8,800 identities stolen
News Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said in his pre-budget report at the end of 2005 that new anti-fraud measures would include HMRC doubling the checks it carries out on new claims for tax... [19 Jan 2006]
Criminals make 20,000 false tax credit claims
News Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said in his pre-Budget report at the end of 2005 that new anti-fraud measures would include HMRC doubling the checks it carries out on new claims for tax... [16 Jan 2006]
Government IT gets 'unfair' kicking
News The most risky way of introducing a new IT project is through "big bang" implementation - tax credits and the Criminal Records Bureau being examples of this. Extensive research done on US government IT... [07 Feb 2005]
5 years ago... UK government pays up over social security crash
News Too many to mention, we've seen projects run over budget, over time or just fall flat on their face when they simply fail to work - such as the EDS-inspired delays processing tax... [02 Feb 2004]
Tax breaks for firms investing in R&D
News The UK government is rejigging the way it gives tax credits to companies who invest in research and development (R&D). By simplifying the definition of research and development for tax... [11 Dec 2003]
Tax rules could damage UK technology innovation
News The R&D tax credits were first introduced in 2000 for small and medium sized businesses and then widened to large corporates in the 2002 budget. The UK's IT industry is calling for an... [14 Jul 2003]
Mixed reception for new R&D tax credit
News In Wednesday's Budget, Chancellor Gordon Brown announced a consultation into the current guidelines on R&D tax credits. The government's decision to redefine the rules governing research... [10 Apr 2003]
Budget 2002: What it means for you
News On the proposals for businesses, Duncan-Smith said the Tories would scrutinise very carefully the proposals for small business tax and tax credits for R&D: "We have learnt to study... [17 Apr 2002]
Budget 2002: The prospects for start-ups, by Cliff Stanford
Comment Without a doubt, alterations are needed in terms of tax credits to encourage research and development and also to improve the corporate tax regime for entrepreneurs. It is expected that... [17 Apr 2002]
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