Deloitte's coverage and analysis of the Budget 2011        




Bill Dodwell, head of tax policy at Deloitte, comments: "Overall, it's a remarkably positive Budget unless you're an oil company or a bank. However, there's even a small silver lining for oil companies in that, perhaps counter intuitively, the higher effective tax rate may actually make exploration projects more viable." More

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What the Budget means for:

The lowest corporation tax rate in the G7 by 2014, 21 new enterprise investment zones, improved R&D tax relief and CFC reform all support the Government's ambition for the UK to have the most competitive business regime in the G20.
(59 articles)

The Chancellor has asked HMRC to review how much extra tax is collected from the 50% tax rate, and entrepreneurs have received a boost.
(34 articles)

There are plans to align income tax and National Insurance. Legislation will be introduced to counter anti-avoidance including disguised remuneration.
(15 articles)

The fuel duty rate has been cut by 1p per litre - a measure paid for by increased tax on oil companies.
(32 articles)