2021 Budget
March 4, 2021
The Chancellor announced a range of measures in his 2021 Budget on 3 March 2021 with upcoming changes to corporation tax a key feature.
The Chancellor has pledged to do ‘whatever it takes’ during the pandemic to support business and key announcements in the 2021 Budget, delivered on 3 March 2021, were as follows:
An extension to the furlough scheme until the end of September 2021;
An extension to the SEISS scheme to support the self-employed;
The reduced 5% VAT rate for the hospitality sector will remain in place until September 2021 with a transition rate of 12.5% from then until March 2022;
Corporation Tax rates will rise to 25% from April 2023, though a Small Profits Rate of 19% will be retained for companies reporting smaller profits;
A super-deduction, available from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2023, for tax purposes of 130% on qualifying capital expenditure;
The Personal Allowance threshold will be frozen for five years once it increases in April 2021.
For further details, please click below to read our 2021 Budget Summary:
