The Finance Bill 2021 has been published to put into legislation the tax changes announced in the Budget on 3 March 2021.
It ensures a number of tax changes take effect from 6 April 2021, including:
The Bill also legislates to improve public finances through:
The Bill also legislates to:
The Bill helps drive an investment-led recovery through:
The Bill requires Parliamentary approval.
The 2021 Finance Bill also legislates for other tax changes, the majority of which having been previously announced and consulted upon, that were then confirmed at the Budget.
Over half of the Bill was published in draft for consultation at ‘Legislation days’ in July 2020, November 2020, and in July 2018.
Further analysis of the Budget is available in our download
HMRC has also issued rates and thresholds for employers 2021/22.