The government has announced a package of measures to help boost a struggling property market, including raising the stamp duty land tax threshold by £50,000.
Charities are entitled to claim a tax repayment in respect of gift aid donations made by individuals.
The Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR), has launched a campaign advising employers on how they can reduce the amount of administration involved in dealing with their employment law obligations.
HMRC have announced that some changes to penalties and calculation of arrears of National Minimum Wage (NMW) payments have been delayed to April 2009.

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