MINI BUDGET 2022 KEY UPDATES

Corporation Tax and Tax relief 

  • Planned rise in corporation tax to 25% next year is cancelled. 
  • Cutting taxes for businesses in designated sites for 10 years to support investment, jobs and growth.  
  • Annual Investment Allowance – tax relief for businesses on plant and technology investment to remain at £1m permanently, rather than letting it return to £200,000 in March 2023. 

Property & Real Estate 

  • Stamp duty to be cut IMMEDIATELY. Nothing will be paid for first £250,000 of property’s value; which is double the current amount allowed.  
  • Threshold for FIRST-TIME BUYERS is to be increased from £300,000 to £425,000. 
  • The value of the property on which FIRST TIME BUYERS can claim relief is to also go up from £500,000 to £625,000. 

Personal tax 

  • Basic rate of income tax will CUT to 19p from April 2023. 31 million people will be better off by an average of £170 per year. 
  • 45% additional rate income tax band for those earning more than £150,000 will be SCRAPPED entirely.  
  • A 1.25% rise in national insurance contributions (NICs) will be RESERVED from 6 November.  
  • Tax hike to fund health and social care will also be AXED. 

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