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Last week we launched the Kickstart Scheme and thousands of places have already been created by businesses up and down the country.
Any organisation, regardless of size, can apply for funding. Click below to get started.
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We’re backing the beautiful game with £11m of funding to support our bid to host the 2030 men’s Football World Cup.
That’s alongside over £200m to build or transform up to 8,500 state-of-the-art community football pitches. #SpendingReview
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If you are self-employed or own a business and you are concerned about not being able to pay your tax bills because of COVID-19, you may be eligible for support through the HMRC Time to Pay service.
More information including the new HMRC helpline here: gov.uk/government/new….
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1/ To fund this big increase in permanent NHS spending & social care, we're making the tough but responsible choice to increase taxes.
The 1.25% Health & Social Care Levy is based on NICs and paid by employers, employees, self-employed + those working over the state pension age. twitter.com/hmtreasury/sta…
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The planned increase in fuel duty is also cancelled. #Budget2021
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8/ The scheme I have announced today is fair. It is targeted at those who need it the most and crucially, it is deliverable.
It provides an unprecedented level of support for self-employed people.
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During the pandemic, we've provided over £28 billion in additional funding to the devolved administrations:
An extra £14.5 billion of this went to Scotland
In Wales, an extra £8.6 billion
The Northern Ireland Executive received an extra £5bn
More: bit.ly/3wSYR1x
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Today’s Tax Plan delivers the biggest net cut to personal taxes in over a quarter of a century.
👇 Read the plan here 👇assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
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Watch my statement on our Winter Economy Plan live👇
pscp.tv/w/cjsgDDFQbUtx…
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We are doubling the number of work coaches at a cost of nearly £900m this year.
Work coaches are the first point of contact for someone who loses their jobs and comes for help. They provide invaluable personalised support to help people work. #PlanForJobs
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1/ I’m introducing a new grants scheme for businesses impacted by Tier 2 restrictions, even if they aren’t legally closed.
I’m providing enough funding to give every business in hospitality, leisure & accommodation a grant worth up to £2,100 every month Tier2 restrictions apply.
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We're creating a new #FutureFund to back the start-ups that will help Britain bounce back.
Details here: gov.uk/government/new…
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I’ve heard people’s concerns about the impact of the Energy Bills Support Scheme repayments on future bills.
So those repayments will be cancelled.
Furthermore, the £200 of support for household energy bills will be doubled to £400 for everyone.
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We’re providing new Restart Grants to help businesses reopen. #Budget2021
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Anyone who tells you there’s an easy answer to this situation isn’t being straight with you.
The Energy Bills Rebate is the fastest, fairest way to deliver help to millions of families. twitter.com/Conservatives/…
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We’re increasing the National Living Wage next year by 6.6%, to £9.50 an hour.
For a full time worker, that’s a pay rise worth over £1,000.
It will benefit over 2m of the lowest paid workers in the country. #Budget2021
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From 6pm today Fuel Duty Rates will be cut by 5p per litre across the country.
This is the biggest cut to all fuel duty rates – ever. 👇
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🧰 The Budget will take place on 3 March 2021 and will deliver the next phase of our plan to support our recovery from coronavirus and protect jobs.
More: gov.uk/government/new… #Budget2021 #PlanForJobs
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To support theatres, orchestras, museums & galleries the tax reliefs for all those sectors will – from today until April 2023 – be doubled.
We won’t return to the normal rate until 2024.
That’s a tax relief for culture worth almost a quarter of a billion pounds. #Budget2021
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Reforms to IR35 have been delayed by 12 months as part of the government’s #COVID19 economic response package.
gov.uk/government/new…
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2/ £370m of that funding will support small, local charities working with vulnerable people.
In England, this support will be provided through organisations like the National Lottery Communities Fund.
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In just over a month we’ve paid out over 490,000 grants for small businesses, worth more than £6billion.
Click here to find out what support your business may be eligible for: gov.uk/business-coron…
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It's great to see the UK at the top of the G7 in the latest @OECD report, with the fastest expected growth this year and next.
That’s testament to our #PlanforJobs which put us in a strong position to grow as we recover from the pandemic. twitter.com/pitres/status/…
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We are introducing a temporary, targeted Energy Profits Levy charged on profits of oil and gas companies at a rate of 25%.
We're also building in a new investment allowance that doubles the relief for the energy companies that invest their profits in the UK.
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While many of our measures are UK-wide, I’m also providing additional funding to support the devolved administrations’ fight against coronavirus in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. #SR20
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 🇬🇧
@Conservatives leader.
MP for Richmond (Yorks).