George Osborne delivered his 2016 Budget today and it contained some sizeable wins for small businesses. The Chancellor listened to FSB calls for the tax system to be made simpler for small businesses and the self-employed and taken important action on business rates. FSB members have campaigned hard to make Small Business Rates Relief permanent, and expand it so the news that it would be more than doubled permanently is a big win. The measures announced on business rates – the single biggest tax cut in today’s Budget - will also be viewed by small firms as a welcome and important step on the road to fundamental reform. Our full Budget response will be available as soon as possible - until then, here's our Policy Director Mike Cherry with his first impressions of the budget: See how FSB have campaigned on this issue Lobbying & Campaigning from FSB Find out more You may also like 11 October 2018 How being more FSB can enrich lives and enhance business 19 September 2018 #ThinkSelfEmployed blog: Freedom or Shackles? 11 September 2018 Pensions Twitter chat this Thursday #ThinkSelfEmployed 08 February 2017 Inspirational Women: Kelly Gilmour-Grassam 18 August 2016 Five things that Scottish small businesses need to know about broadband 24 March 2016 Weekly Brief 12 - Thursday 24 March 2016