Newsletter 450: Budget questions travel and subsistence

by Newsletter Editor at 10:15 26/03/15 ( Shout99 Newsletter)

It was generally expected that the Budget would, in some way, tackle the tax reliefs on travel and subsistence expenses of contractors, particularly those engaged through umbrella organisations.

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