R&D tax relief statistics 2025: claims fall 26% while innovation spend holds steady
Stuart Millar
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Autumn Budget 2025: Turning fiscal restraint into growth
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has framed this year’s Autumn Budget as one of “necessary choices.” Public finances are tight and tax rises elsewhere are likely, but innovation funding isn’t on the chopping block: DSIT’s £55 billion long-term R&D commitment underlines that research remains central to the UK’s growth strategy. Much like last year’s Budget, this one is expected to be quiet on the R&D tax credit front again. After years of reform, with the merged R&D scheme, ERIS, and new compliance ...
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