BUDGET 2010 (CON-LIB) Synopsis: Hope given for its abolition   The front page of the Telegraph on Saturday 22nd carried the headline ‘Cameron vows to cut taxes’.  In an exclusive interview with the Telegraph the PM promised to deliver lower taxes as soon as the economic conditions allowed. Here are some of the key points 50p tax could be scrapped…

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HUSBAND AND WIFE AND CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS/INDEPENDENT TAXATION/CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS Synopsis: The arrival of the 50% rate of tax in April 2010 should be a spur for affected couples to ensure they are taking full advantage of independent taxation. This bulletin replaces the previous bulletin posted 9 June 2009 in order to amend details of joint bank accounts of spouses and civil…

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