Archive | Umar Memon

Labour's first Budget rewrote Capital Gains Tax: 18% and 24% rates, BADR climbing to 18%. What the changes mean for owners planning an exit.

30 October 2024

Inflation down, recession over, markets at record highs. So why does nobody feel better off? The gap between the data and the doorstep.

22 May 2024

The 2024 Spring Budget promised long-term growth through NI cuts and NHS investment. A chartered accountant's reading of what holds up.

6 March 2024

December borrowing came in low and the Chancellor smelt tax cuts. Why headroom is not the same as room, with debt at 97.7% of GDP.

23 January 2024

Tax cuts in the headline, the biggest fall in living standards since the 1950s in the small print. Reading the OBR's verdict on the Autumn Statement.

22 November 2023

Fourteen rate rises, then a pause. What the Bank of England's hold means for mortgages, SMEs and an economy stuck in the slow lane.

2 November 2023

Bernie Ecclestone was offered a clean way out by HMRC and chose deceit. What the saga says about evidence, trusts and accountability.

12 October 2023

The storm has passed but the UK's real problem remains: chronic under-investment, public and private, and the productivity gap it feeds.

28 September 2023

The first rate hold since 2021, decided 5 to 4. A turning point in the inflation fight, or a premature celebration?

21 September 2023

Walmart's suppliers preferred negotiating with an AI to a human. What machine deal-making means for how business relationships work.

19 June 2023