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Stamp Duty changes could herald LBTT rethink, says Scottish tax body

During today’s budget, Chancellor George Osborne announced a series of measures affecting Stamp Duty Land tax (SDLT), both on commercial properties and residential properties. The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is cautioning that this may encourage Scotland’s Finance Minister, John Swinney, to consider changes to the Scottish equivalent, the Land & Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) in respect of commercial property and the new LBTT additional dwellings supplement.

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Low earning self-employed need financial support as well as mentoring

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed the announcement in today’s Budget of mentoring support for low earning self-employed workers to help them grow their businesses. However LITRG is warning that changes are needed to the financial support that low earning self-employed workers get too.