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Resources for individuals and organisations to download to support buying toys safely this Christmas.
The Christmas Bonus is a one-off tax-free £10 payment to people who get certain benefits - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim
The Christmas Bonus is a one-off tax-free £10 payment made before…
The Christmas Bonus is a one-off payment of £10. If you get more than one…
To get a Christmas Bonus you must be present or ‘ordinarily resident’ in…
You do not need to claim the Christmas Bonus - you should get it…
If you’re part of a married couple, in a civil partnership or living…
Find out about Import VAT and Customs Duty when you send gifts into the UK.
Find out when you need to pay VAT if you provide holiday accommodation, caravans and camping facilities.
Guidance for the Christmas period.
An explanation of how holiday entitlement and pay operate during the pandemic, where it differs from the standard holiday entitlement and pay guidance.
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
Maritime sector working round the clock since September to deliver Christmas to households across the UK.
Comply with the TPP and check documentary evidence to show that timber is legal and sustainable: for government procurers and suppliers.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing gifts to employees
This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) provides updated guidance on how to create a level playing field for UK steel producers through public procurement.
Rules on travel over the Christmas Period
This procurement policy note provides updated guidance on how to create a level playing field for UK steel producers through public procurement. It also provides an indicative pipeline of upcoming and existing government steel requirements in England.
Border Force seized almost one million items of counterfeit goods worth nearly £200 million in 2023, with fake electricals targeted in the run-up to Christmas.
A message from our Chair Heather Baily and our Chief Executive Michelle Russell.
PAYE procedures to follow if you pay holiday pay in advance or run a holiday pay scheme for your employees.
This public procurement plan aims to help government procurers to take a more consistent approach to buying food and catering services.
Environment Secretary invites people to raise a glass to UK farmers and food producers this Christmas.
Trading hours for retailers, restrictions on Sunday opening and public holiday opening in England, Wales and Scotland
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