Overview These days the government – Coalition or Labour – tends to consult about tax changes far more than in the past. It’s harder for the Chancellor to spring surprises on Budget Day, because many of his measures are no longer secret. Even so, every Chancellor seems to relish the theatrical occasion and wants to [...]

Our popular ‘Breakfast with Friends’ series continued with a second instalment entitled ‘Healthcare in Flux’. Over fifty healthcare professionals and business leaders from the Midlands area braved the elements to hear our speaker, Mark Goldman, reflect on the Secretary of State for Health’s white paper; ‘Equity and Excellence. Liberating the NHS’. Mark, who was the [...]

On the 29th October, Friend LLP welcomed Lorely Burt, Liberal Democrat MP for the constituency of Solihull, to talk on the recently announced Comprehensive Spending Review and the impact it will have on small and medium-sized enterprises. Whilst describing the extent of the public-sector debt, where one pound in every four is spent servicing loans and [...]

When the share price is low, there is no better time to revamp, or set up a share remuneration scheme. Furthermore, National Insurance bills will increase by ½ per cent for employers and higher paid employees from April 2011. Share incentives are one of the few remaining benefits which can escape NI. The following ideas [...]