Job-friendly tax plea

The taxation system should be used to encourage entrepreneurs and stimulate employment, the Consultative Committee of Accountancy…

The taxation system should be used to encourage entrepreneurs and stimulate employment, the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies has stated in its pre-Budget submission. "It is no longer possible for employment prospects to be created in isolation by grant-aided programmes," the committee says. It recommends that the Corporation Tax lower rate ceiling be increased from £50,000 to £100,000 in conjunction with a staged reduction in the standard and lower rates.