Give it back, George
The Chancellor George Osborne's Budget speech on 21st March 2012 announced a cap on income tax relief for large donations. The Give it back, George Campaign was launched to try and reverse that decision. As of 13 April we have 2709 supporters and counting.
Voluntary sector organisations start a campaign titled "Give It Back George -Drop the Charity Tax"
- Voluntary sector umbrella bodies and other voluntary sector organisations launched a campaign against the cap on income tax reliefs that George Osborne announced in the Budget.
giveitbackgeorgedotorgDear Chancellor, We write regarding the cap on income tax reliefs announced in the Budget and specifically regarding their negative impac...- Voluntary sector umbrella bodies are not happy with the proposed cap on tax relief for major donors:
Joint letter to Chancellor highlights Budget's negative impact on donations to charity | National Council for Voluntary OrganisationsWe have written a joint letter, with ACEVO, Charities Aid Foundation, Charity Finance Group, Charity Tax Group and the Institute of Fundr...The Tax Cap Debate in the press
- Initial Budget Reactions
BBC News - Budget 2012: Charities could lose big donors22 hours ago ... Charities say big donors will be discouraged by a tax relief cap introduced in the 2012 Budget.
Budget 2012: charity donations 'threatened' by limits on tax relief - TelegraphThe threat to charitable giving appears to undermine the Coalition's efforts to get more wealthy people to donate money to charity. Sir S...
Budget 2012: Last-minute cap on tax relief for rich 'too hasty'By Dan Atkinson and Alex Hawkes PUBLISHED: 16:49 EST, 24 March 2012 | UPDATED: 16:49 EST, 24 March 2012 Controversial Budget proposals to...
Charities will suffer from new curbs on donationsA Budget cap on tax breaks for charitable giving will hit the most vulnerable, George Osborne was warned today.- What will it cost the sector?
Attack on philanthropic donations has already cost charities £5mOne anonymous donor is believed to have scrapped plans to hand £5 million to a charitable foundation since the Chancellor's surprise anno...
Eight out of 10 philanthropists surveyed say proposed tax relief cap will affect giving | Philanthropy UKPosted on 30th March 2012 Eight out of 10 major philanthropists say giving will be affected by the tax relief bombshell dropped on major ...
George Osborne faces revolt over 'tax on giving' as charity donations dry upNational Theatre chief calls budget move 'bizarre' amid cabinet unrest over chancellor's bid to target rich A powerful alliance of aid gr...
Charities Tax: Nine Out Of 10 Worried About Cap On Relief For DonationNearly 90% of charity bosses fear the government's cap on tax relief for charitable donations will hit their wealthy backers, as the back...- A clarification notice was issued by HMRC on 3rd April
Tax relief clarification note clarifies little, say sector policy headsThe gift aid claimed by a charity on a supporter's donation will be counted by HMRC as contributing to the donor's own tax relief in asse...
Revelations about tax relief cap 'get worse and worse'The proposed cap on tax reliefs create a "huge disincentive" for anyone to give more than a quarter of their income to charity, and so is...- The campaign and the backlash against the proposed tax has been gathering momentum
Great charity revolt: 800 furious charities say Osborne's budget will lose them millionsDowning St say many are giving money to bogus charities 800 charities sign up to campaign called 'Give it Back George' Chancellor plans t...
Charity basherTory MPs joined more than 900 angry charities in a spiralling revolt on the Chancellor's plans to close the door on tax dodgers. They ins...- Will there be a retreat?
David Cameron signals retreat over charity tax relief - TelegraphHowever, he said he was prepared to listen to charities' concerns before the Treasury publishes draft legislation in the autumn. "We'll l...
Government 'considers changes' on tax relief capThe government is reportedly considering various compromises over the proposed tax relief cap, as opposition from the voluntary sector to...
