ACR lobbying Government over VAT changes

We work with a number of charities in the Greater Peterborough area, placing temporary staff with them. Those temps are invaluable - providing charities with the type of short term help which ensures they can deliver the best service possible to those who depend on them.
That is now under threat.
On April 1 the Government is withdrawing a concession which has been in place for 12 years. During that time, a number of sectors including charities, various parts of the public sector including health, care and education and some financial organisations have been exempt from paying VAT on the wages of temporary staff. That’s set to change.
And the knock on effects could be enormous.
Charities relying on temporary staff may find it impossible to justify the extra cost and so cut the amount of temps they use. With less staff the work the organisations can do will be affected.
Of course, with less call for temps, those workers will find themselves out of a job, boosting the current unemployment figure which already stands at more than two million. We work closely with the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and they’re saying around 150,000 temporary jobs could be affected by the change.
With all this in mind, we’ve been talking to our Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson in an effort to persuade him to take up the fight. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem that our lobbying has done any good on this occasion and the legislation is still set to be introduced next week.
We’re working hard with various charities to ensure the necessary strategies are in place to deal with the change in the law.
But ultimately we’re going to keep talking to the right people in the hope the decision will be reversed.
If you want to further information please refer to our legal zone or contact us to get involved.