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This subtopic draws together content on the Finance Bill year 2014–15, ie starting with the Autumn Statement given in December 2014 and following through the Budget in March 2015 to the passage through Parliament of the Finance Act 2015. In this year, there was a general election, with the result that there was an additional Summer Budget 2015 and a second Finance Bill, known as Summer Finance Bill 2015. For more information on the process, see Practice Note: The Budget and Finance Bill process and News Analysis:
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