Reports: Treasury to unveil £9bn-a-year tax break for business

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Credit: Simon Walker / Number 10 Downing Street
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Credit: Simon Walker / Number 10 Downing Street

Tax break expected to form centrepiece of Autumn Statement plans to business investment, alongside £320m in backing for 'high-growth' science and tech firms via new investment vehicles

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to reveal a £9bn-a-year tax break for business as part of his Autumn Statement in Parliament later, according to reports. The permanent tax break is to be offered in...

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