5 weeks ahead of Budget, government appoints new revenue secretary
Wednesday, 25 December 2024 () The government announced new secretaries, with Arunish Chawla heading the revenue department and Vineet Joshi in charge of higher education. Rachna Shah will oversee the department of personnel and training. Other key appointments include Amit Agrawal as pharmaceuticals secretary and Neelam Shami Rao as textiles secretary. These changes come ahead of the upcoming Union Budget.
Shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately says businesses are "distraught" at the impact of the Budget. It comes as the Confederation of British Industry warns tax rises in the autumn Budget are "undermining investment among UK companies". Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The chancellor appears to have a fight on her hands with Britain's family farmers. In her Budget, Rachel Reeves closed a loophole to stop rich people investing in land to reduce their inheritance tax bills, penalising them with a new million pound tax threshold. But farmers in Cirencester have labelled the move "demoralising" and the deputy president of NFU Cymru Abi Reader warns it will lead to "economic stagnation". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Senior civil servant Arunish Chawla, currently the pharmaceuticals secretary, is appointed as the new revenue secretary. Amit Agrawal will succeed Chawla. Vineet.. IndiaTimes
Environment secretary Steve Reed has insisted "only around 500 farms will be affected" by the new family farm tax. The plans to impose inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1 million have sparked..
The government announced new secretaries, with Arunish Chawla heading the revenue department and Vineet Joshi in charge of higher education. Rachna Shah will... IndiaTimes
Wednesday, 25 December 2024 ()
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