Looking back on the key tax and regulation milestones of 2019 and the CBI’s successful campaign outcomes.
After a tumultuous 2019 we head into the final days before Christmas wondering if this year will be the first ever not to have a UK Budget. The change of Conservative leadership, Article 50 extension and then a General Election has meant that successive Chancellor’s plans for a Budget to take place in the Autumn of 2019 have been scuppered. Of course, parliament will likely sit for a week or so after the results of the General Election are confirmed, but it is unlikely any government will be able or wish to squeeze in a Budget.
Despite there being no Budget, 2019 has been a busy year for the CBI as we build our evidence and campaigns to convince policy makers and politicians to make vital changes to the UK’s tax and regulatory system. Here are some of the year’s highlights…