New Restart Grants to help businesses recover from lockdown

See details below from Hull City Council which will also apply to your local council if different. These grants relate to business premises which have had to close and should largely be automatic if you have had similar grants previously.

Spring Budget 2021

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented his second Budget on Wednesday 3 March 2021. In his speech he stated his Budget 'meets the moment with a three-part plan to protect the jobs and livelihoods of the British people'.

Grant To Aid Trading With EU

The Government has announced a £20 million support package for small businesses (SMEs) to mitigate some of the time and costs caused by the new Brexit rules.

HMRC Furlough Enquiries

HMRC have started conducting Furlough enquiries remotely. The opening questions are as below. Some are straightforward, some HMRC should know already and some will require some thought or research.

New Lockdown Business Support Announced

New Lockdown Business Support Announced Who is it aimed at?

Funding still available from Hull City Council

Additional Restrictions Grant - Funding still available from Hull City Council

BREXIT - what we know so far

There will be new rules for trade, travel and living in the UK and EU from 11.00pm on the 31 December 2020. Our aim is to provide you with information and resources to help you manage the change as smoothly as possible.

Tax Investigations Protection Service

Targeted HMRC enquiries are being undertaken with an unprecedented level of detail and persistence. In 2018/19, the total tax revenue increased by £22bn to £627.9bn with compliance activity yielding £34.1bn – a 12.5% increase in additional tax on 2017/18.

New National Lockdown Business Support

Please see below the latest outline information we will bring you more detail when it is available.

Tweaks to furlough calculations

Yet more tweaks to furlough calculations in certain circumstances are set out below. It remains to be seen if there will be any further tweaks to assist businesses which have been particularly badly hit such as nightclubs, theatres and music venues but at the the moment the furlough scheme remains due to end 31st October.

Final Call For First SEISS Grant 13th July

Many Self Employed people have already made their first SEISS claim so this is just a final reminder for any stragglers out there.

Summer Economic Statement

The Chancellor announced his first post lockdown package of measures and no doubt there will be more in the not too distant future depending how things work out.

The Last Post Inn

I thought I would come out of hibernation for tonight, like Boris, as we are on the eve of a major milestone on the road to normal Saturday night A&E usage. Yes the pubs are open tomorrow to provide escapism to the masses.

Flexible Furlough Usual Hours Calculation Confirmed

Flexible Furlough Starts Today

Flexible Furlough Calculations

The availability of flexible furloughing from 1 July is very welcome, but as predicted there is much uncertainty over the calculations.

Ziggy Zagger Oi Oi Oi

When David Bowie first became famous he was known as Ziggy Stardust and the band was called The Spiders From Mars. They were actually from Hull, including Greatfield's finest Mick Ronson. Bowie wanted the band name to depict a barren, lifeless place to fit his character but his manager insisted that it had to be Mars.

The Mask Of Sorrow

HMRC confirmed that if anyone forgot to cancel their DD and paid VAT which could have deferred, they can now obtain a refund so all is not lost

Changes to Furlough Scheme from 1 July

See important changes below. Aside from the well publicised reduction in rebates to employers from August onwards the biggest change is the availability of part-time furloughing from 1st July.

The Untouchables

In Chicago 25 people are killed and 85 injured by gunfire in a three day period, including 18 killed in a single day.

Last Call For First Time Employee Furlough

Although the Furlough Scheme is scheduled to run until the end of October it cannot be used for any employee who has not completed at least one three week furlough period before the end of June.

Bullseye

Britain loves a quiz which is handy since that's what many of the government C19 updates seem to resemble. Punters are left scratching their heads about it all afterwards, last Friday it was NHS heads who no one had seen fit to inform that face masks were going to be made compulsory in hospitals. Nice little surprise to ruin whatever was left of their weekend.

Furlough Scheme Changes

Full details of changes are to be announced on Friday 12 June but see below important things which need to be considered before Wednesday 10 June.

Yorkshire Stingo

Not many new developments in C19 world recently so to liven things up how about a quiz with a prize for the winner?