Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 180 (17th November 2023)
The chancellor presented his autumn statement alongside the latest forecasts from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.
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Friday Reading Edition 180 (17th November 2023)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled the contents of his Autumn Statement in the House of Commons. It sets out the government's tax and spending plans for the year ahead, affecting the take-home pay and household budgets of millions of people, as well as the funding for key public services. Here is a summary of the main measures.
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Friday Reading Edition 180 (17th November 2023)
Higher inflation has boosted tax revenues. Rather than compensate public services, or bank the spoils, the Chancellor decided to cut taxes.
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Friday Reading Edition 180 (17th November 2023)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was among the keynote speakers at the CBI's annual conference in London. He addressed the public ahead of his autumn statement, where he focused on helping struggling families with the cost of living
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Friday Reading Edition 180 (17th November 2023)
Hear KPMG’s reactions to the Autumn Statement 2023. Tim Sarson, Partner and Head of Tax Policy will be joined by Yael Selfin, Chief Economist, and Colin Ben-Nathan, Director, Tax at KPMG.
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Friday Reading Edition 178 (10th November 2023)
This week’s King’s Speech has paved the way for a further weakening of climate policy in the UK by introducing a bill to support future oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. Esin Serin and Anna Valero explain how this approach endangers global efforts to keep the 1.5°C target alive in the run-up to COP28 while also lacking environmental, economic and political logic at home.
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Friday Reading Edition 178 (10th November 2023)
The Speech contained 21 pieces of primary legislation, and this article outlines the most important for the UK tech sector, as well as the priorities that did not make it into the Speech.
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Friday Reading Edition 178 (10th November 2023)
On 7 November, King Charles outlined the government's priorities for the year ahead, in his first King's Speech as monarch.
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Friday Reading Edition 178 (10th November 2023)
The prime minister can call the next general election any time between now and 17 December 2024.
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Friday Reading Edition 178 (10th November 2023)
The government is delaying the primary legislation necessary to establish the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA) – the new statutory regulatory proposed to replace the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). What does this mean for companies?
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