The National Council for Voluntary Organisations, which estimated the 1.2 percentage point rise in employers’ National Insurance contributions would cost the UK charity sector £1.4bn, had spearheaded a letter to Rachel Reeves calling for special treatment.
But the Chancellor has responded to the letter, signed by more than 7,300 charities, to say no exemption would be given.
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A report from the Charity Reform Group of chief executives features a range of essays setting out a vision for a new partnership between charities, government and businesses.
It says: “Charities need to become more confident in their role as agents of systemic change and social reform.
“There are rational explanations for why the sector as a whole has allowed itself to become ‘chilled’ and cautious – but this has to change.”
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Speaking at the regulator’s annual public meeting in central London, Fraser said he had agreed with culture secretary Lisa Nandy that he would leave his post in April at the end of his first term as chair.
Fraser said he planned on going back to the private sector after spending more than seven years in total at the regulator – having served more than four years as a board member before becoming chair in 2022.
“I will leave with great pride in what we at the commission have achieved together over the past few years, and optimism for the future,” Fraser said.
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