September 2022 Mini-Budget followed by reversals
The announcement of a range of tax cuts by Kwasi Kwarteng in the mini-Budget on 23 September has been mostly reversed by his successor, Jeremy Hunt.
This table summarises the current tax proposals alongside the previously announced changes, highlighting which cuts are scrapped and which are confirmed:
| Current Proposal | Previously Announced | |
| Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) | Previously announced changes are confirmed | Nil rate band increased to £250,000 First time buyers:
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| Corporation tax | The previously announced scrapping of the corporation tax rate increase from April 2023 will not be implemented. Corporation tax will therefore increase to 25% from April 2023 for companies with profits above £250,000 per year. Companies with profits up to £50,000 - 19% There will be a sliding scale for companies with profits from £50,000 to £250,000 |
Corporation tax will remain at 19% and will not increase to 25% in 2023. Diverted profits tax (applicable only to multinational companies) will remain at 25% in 2023. |
| Capital allowances | The previously announced changes are confirmed | Annual investment allowance (AIA) remains at £1 million in 2023 and will not decrease to £200,000 as previously announced. 130% super deduction will end in April 2023 as announced previously. |
| Investment schemes | The previously announced changes are confirmed | Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEISS) changes from April 2023:
Company Share Option Plan (CSOP) – upper limit increase to £60,000 (from £30,000) in April 2023 |
| Off Payroll Working | The previously announced retraction of 2021 rules will not be implemented and the rules will remain as they are currently. | New rules introduced in 2021 were reversed. IR35 remains as introduced in 2000 |
| Alcohol Duty | The previously announced alcohol duty cuts will not be introduced. | Small Brewers Relief will be reformed into Small Producer Relief, extending it to small producers of wines, spirits, ciders and lower strength beers. |
| Personal Income Tax | The previously announced cuts to the basic rate of tax and scrapping of the additional rate of tax will not proceed. Personal tax rates will remain as they are currently. Basic rate remains 20% Additional rate remains 45% |
Changes from April 2023:
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| National insurance | The cut in NI contributions by 1.25% from November 2022 is confirmed | NI contributions cut by 1.25% from November 2022 |
| Dividends tax | The 1.25% cut in dividends tax has been scrapped. The dividends tax rates will remain as follows:
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Dividends tax will be reduced by 1.25% from April 2023 as follows:
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