Today is the deadline for you to share your thoughts and feed into our response to the Call for Evidence on tax supports for entrepreneurs which was launched at the 2025 Autumn Budget and is open until 28 February 2026. This call for evidence is focused on how UK tax policy can better support investment in innovative high growth companies. Contact us by email before close of business today Monday 16 February 2026.
According to the Call for Evidence, a shortfall in domestic scale-up capital is causing some of the UK’s most innovative companies and founders to move abroad. To address the issue, views are sought on:
- how effective existing tax supports are,
- any gaps in the tax system for founders and scaling companies, and
- options and ideas to improve, rebalance, and better target current supports that would allow the Government to fill these gaps where needed.
A number of changes were made to several of the UK’s tax advantaged venture capital schemes in the 2025 Autumn Budget which aim to enable larger and more established companies to continue to qualify to use the schemes. However, the Call for Evidence notes that these changes “take the existing schemes as far as possible within their current design”. As a result, the Government is keen to consider how it could provide more targeted and effective support which also represents good value for money for the taxpayer.
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