IPSE warns Chancellor against self-employed tax rises ahead of March Budget
Alasdair Hutchison explains IPSE's Budget submission and its urgent calls for government not to raise self-employed taxes and harm the already fragile sector.
- 22 Jan 2021
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- Economy
Campaign for limited company directors continues – will the Treasury listen?
Ahead of the Spending Review, IPSE recaps our campaigning work for limited company directors and some new proposals on how government could support them during the covid-19 crisis.
- 25 Nov 2020
Freelancer earnings remain low as new lockdown takes hold, is this the new normal?
In the latest addition of the Freelance Confidence Index we may be seeing the settling of several trends. IPSE's Economic Policy Advisor takes us through the latest results.
- 25 Nov 2020
Latest updates on SEISS, JRS and Universal Credit for the self-employed
IPSE's Alasdair Hutchison rounds up developments this week affecting freelancers, including the new SEISS grants, changes to the furlough scheme and Universal Credit.
- 6 Nov 2020
What can the last recession tell us about how freelancers will adapt after coronavirus?
In this third and final blog in our series, we take a look at what the last recession can tell us about what coronavirus means for freelancers.
- 6 Nov 2020
Seven years of FCI data: The highs and lows of freelancer confidence in an uncertain economy
IPSE's Ryan Barnett looks at how freelancer confidence has been shaped by seven years of political and economic turbulence.
- 23 Oct 2020
Support for the self-employed should be focused, flexible and fair
IPSE's Andy Chamberlain outlines why we have written to the Chancellor this week calling for a 'focused, flexible and fair' approach to coronavirus support for the self-employed.
- 18 Sep 2020
What does our Confidence Index tell us about how coronavirus is affecting the freelancing sector?
IPSE’s Freelancer Confidence Index for Q2 2020 suggests that freelancers’ businesses are still being impacted by the pandemic.
- 27 Aug 2020