UK budget preview: Staying open for business

Matthew Gilleard

March 12 2013

With Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne trying to balance an “Open for Business” agenda with claims that the UK is becoming a corporate tax haven, next week’s budget speech will dictate the continued direction of UK tax policy. Anti-avoidance measures to protect the tax base are sure to feature, but a further cut to the corporation tax rate is also a possibility.

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