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Budget 2000

November 2000

  • Short changed

    Howard Sharron, who runs a web publishing and software company in Hockley, a run-down industrial district in the heart of Birmingham, was unimpressed by Gordon Brown's measures to attract entrepreneurs into inner cities.

  • Tax break for risk takers' shares

    Start-up businesses yesterday welcomed new tax breaks on share option schemes, but were disappointed that changes will not come into force for nine months.

  • Tax crackdown ahead on internet betting

    A crackdown on the booming business of tax-free telephone and internet betting is to be announced by Gordon Brown in the next budget.

August 2000

  • Tax boost for hi-tech investors

    The government's willingness to show its support for the e-economy was further in evidence yesterday with a series of measures to help small businesses go online and encourage the growth of web-based companies. But while the measures were welcomed by the dot.com industry the feeling was the chancellor hadn't gone far enough.

March 2000

  • Help for the frontier-free industry

    The government yesterday moved to plug the shortage of highly skilled IT workers in Britain by announcing a relaxation on work restrictions constraining firms from hiring foreigners.

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