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Topics: Tax and VAT / Pensions / Economy and policy

CFG's policy team - Richard Sagar and Ida Karlsson - take a look at today's Spring Statement to dissect what the announcements and OBR forecasts mean for the charity sector.

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Topics: Tax and VAT / Economy and policy / Charity finance policy

A survey of 45 charity leaders reveals significant concerns remain over the impact of the rise in employer national insurance contributions, with many charities already cutting services and staff.

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Topics: Tax and VAT / Risk / People and culture / Leadership and career development / Governance, legal and compliance / Funding / Economy and policy

In the second of her regular policy reports, Ida Karlsson, CFG's Policy Officer, wraps up what's been going on in Parliament and further afield, covering the aid budget cut, new OSCR guidance and dormant assets.

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Topics: Tax and VAT / Governance, legal and compliance / Financial sustainability / Economy and policy

Charities with revenue under £1m could be exempted from the Government’s rise in national insurance contributions following a lively debate in the House of Lords on 25 February.

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Read the Winter 2025 edition of Finance Focus (members only).

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Topics: Economy and policy

In a parliamentary debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday 7 January, the issue of the impact of change to employers’ National Insurance contributions on the charity sector was raised.

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Topics: People and culture / Leadership and career development / Gift Aid / Fraud / Economy and policy / Charity finance policy

As the year ends, we wanted to share some of our community’s 2024 highlights. It’s fair to say we’ve had an impactful and busy year.

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Topics: Risk / Procurement and resources / People and culture / Governance, legal and compliance / Funding / Financial sustainability / Economy and policy / Crisis management

The majority of charity employers are concerned about absorbing significant additional staffing costs following the government's decision to increase Employer National Insurance Contributions, according to CFG's latest survey.

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Topics: Tax and VAT / Governance, legal and compliance / Funding / Financial sustainability / Economy and policy / Accounting and reporting

CFG's policy experts, Richard Sagar and Ida Karlsson, dig into all the relevant announcements and changes so you don't have to.

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Topics: Economy and policy

On Thursday 17 October, CFG CEO Caron Bradshaw participated in the roundtable discussion with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy alongside other sector leaders. This coincided with the launch of the Civil Society Covenant, a plan to redefine the relationship between charities and the government.

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Topics: People and culture / Environmental, social, governance (ESG) / Economy and policy

Deadline extended! The VCSE survey is open for responses. Read more about the survey and share your thoughts on the changing landscape of the sector.

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Topics: Governance, legal and compliance / Funding / Environmental, social, governance (ESG) / Economy and policy

CFG's Head of Policy, Richard Sagar, takes a look at the King's Speech following the election of a new Labour Government and sets out what it could mean for charities.

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