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01 April 2017

Press release: Flood-hit farm groups given £800,000
seen at 14:30, 1 April in News and communications (Our copy).

The focus of this round of the Facilitation Fund is on developing a new approach to natural flood management, to help communities hit by the winter storms of 2015 and early 2016.

Organisations ...

News story: Pre-payment meter price cap comes into effect to protect millions of consumers
seen at 10:30, 1 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Last June, following a two-year investigation into the energy market, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decided to put in place a temporary price cap to protect some of the most vulnerable households...

Press release: New vehicle tax rates come into force today
seen at 09:30, 1 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Updated: Added translation

Under the new rates, all vehicles will continue to be taxed for the first time based on their CO2 emissions.

After this, the amount of tax to pay will depend on the type...

Press release: Energy reforms come into force today
seen at 09:30, 1 April in News and communications (Our copy).
Energy suppliers to focus help on vulnerable households Part of plan to improve energy efficiency of 1 million homes by 2020

Homes across Great Britain will get extra support to make their homes cheaper...

News story: Spring pay bump for Britain’s workers as tax changes come into effect
seen at 02:30, 1 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Workers across the UK will see their take home pay increase when the Personal Allowance and Higher Rate Threshold are increased from 6 April. This will cut income tax for 31 million people, and take 1.3 million...

Press release: Over 2 million of the UK’s workers set for a pay rise on 1 April 2017
seen at 02:30, 1 April in News and communications (Our copy).
More than 2 million of the UK’s lowest paid workers to benefit from a pay rise Full-time workers (38 hours) aged 25 years and over on the National Living Wage will see a pay rise of just under &...
News story: British businesses boosted by tax changes coming into effect in April
seen at 02:30, 1 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Millions of businesses across the UK will benefit from new tax measures coming into effect in April, including a £9 billion cut in business rates, a further reduction in corporation tax to 19% and a...

Press release: New vehicle tax rates come into force today
seen at 02:30, 1 April in News and communications (Our copy).

Under the new rates, all vehicles will continue to be taxed for the first time based on their CO2 emissions.

After this, the amount of tax to pay will depend on the type of vehicle. The new standard rates...