Budget 2010: bottled or bullish?

Posted by admin in Strategy & Planning on Mon, 08/03/2010 - 11:27
  • Alistair Darling will have to deliver a strong and clear tax agenda in the forthcoming budget if he wants to repair public confidence in the parliamentary system, according to George Bull, national head of tax at Baker Tilly.
The Budget could be a time for decisive tax action to restore business confidence – unless the government bottles it, says Baker Tilly’s George Bull.   While much of what’s delivered in this Budget is unlikely to make it into the statute books, it is an opportunity for the government to make a powerful statement of intent ahead of the general election - and the way it approaches this challenge will be a measure of how confident the government is in its prospect of being re-elected.

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