6th March - Spring Budget 2024 [Megathread]

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Summary:

  • Inflation has fallen from 11% to 4%
  • VAT registration threshold increased from £85k to £90k
  • Alcohol duty frozen until Feb 2025
  • Fuel duty frozen for 12 months
  • Repayment period for loans increased from 12-24 months
  • End to £90 fee for debt relief orders
  • Permanent full expensing to be extended to leased assets
  • New "British" ISA will allow an additional £5k ISA allowance for the public to invest exclusively in the UK
  • Tax reliefs made permeant for performing arts sector
  • £3.4bn investment in NHS IT System Modernisation
  • New levy on vaping
  • Increase in tobacco duty
  • Increased Air Passenger duty for non-economy flights
  • Higher Rate Property Capital Gains tax reduced from 28% to 24%
  • Furnished Holiday Lettings Regime abolished
  • Stamp duty relief for people buying more than one dwelling is being abolished
  • Windfall tax on oil & gas extended until 2029
  • Non-dom status abolished and replaced with new scheme with 4-year limit
  • Child benefit charge to be moved to household system by 2026
  • Child benefit higher income charge increased to £60-80k with taper
  • Basic rate of NI Cut from 10% to 8% and for self-employed from 8% to 6%