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Tax and giving: barriers to community involvement
The UK government is proposing to make in-kind giving by companies easier, but still the tax system is complicated, confusing and a considerable disincentive to greater involvement. So what should be done?
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Can employers make the
New Deal work?
New Deal, the cornerstone of the UK government's welfare reform, is approaching its first birthday. But few employers seem to be celebrating. Here John Griffiths shows how some large companies are using the scheme successfully and recommends action to take.
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Small step on giving
in-kind
Here we summarise the main elements of Gordon Brown's first full budget, as they affect community affairs, and spotlight the need for change in tax relief to encourage in-kind giving.
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Comment: Small Step on
giving in-kind
Here we summarise the main elements of Gordon Brown's first full budget, as they affect community affairs, and spotlight the need for change in tax relief to encourage in-kind giving.
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Comment: Earning from
Learning
Unless current trends are radically altered, fewer than three in ten 19 year olds will achieve basic standards of competency in communication, numeracy and IT by the year 2000.
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Earning from learning
Government proposals for education action zones have raised a storm of protest about running education for private profit. But the plans do offer some good opportunities for companies to make a real contribution to Britain's low standards.
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Comment:Enhancing Support
for small business
The role large companies can play in assisting small and growing businesses is in the spotlight again, as the new government announces its plans for the Business Link Network.
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Enhancing support for
small business
The role large companies can play in assisting small and growing businesses is in the spotlight again, as the new government announces its plans for the Business Link Network.
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Comment: Banking on a
social profit
Should we have a Community Reinvestment Act in the UK?
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Celebrating the community
in the new Millennium
A celebration and a new start? Already a frightful bore? Love it or loathe it, the turn of the century will see a plethora of events and initiatives. Should companies get involved, and if so, how?
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Comment: Pressure to join
new deal
The pressure on companies to sign up to the New Deal is intense.
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