2018–19—Budget, Finance Bill and Spring Statement

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This subtopic draws together content on the fiscal events throughout the tax year 2018–19 starting with the release of draft provisions for Finance Bill 2019, through the Budget in 2018 to the passage through parliament of the Finance Act 2019, and the Spring Statement in 2019. For more information on the annual Budget and Finance Bill process, see Practice Note: The Budget and Finance Bill process.

All the analysis produced in this topic will be collected in Practice Note: 2018–19—Budget, Finance Bill and Spring Statement—Tax analysis.

For information on the passage of the legislation through Parliament to its publication as an Act, and detail of the key events and documents including published amendments relevant to the progress of the legislation, see: Tax—Finance Act 2019—progress through Parliament.

Spring Statement 2019

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, delivered his Spring Statement on Wednesday 13 March 2019.

Analysis includes:

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Spring Statement 2019—Tax analysis
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Spring Statement 2019—Private Client analysis
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Spring Statement 2019—predictions for tax

Finance Act

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