Charity leaders - budget leaves sector sidelined in post-Brexit Britain

Charities get changes to Gift Aid and funding from Libor fines, but Philip Hammond has done little else to help them face an uncertain future

• Key points from budget 2017 – at a glance

There had been hopes of clarity around how the government plans to use between £1bn and £2bn in dormant assets, whether the Charity Commission’s annual grant would be increased, and if pressure on the government to consider tax reform to better support charities would pay off. There was none.

Here are a few of the sector’s reactions to the chancellor’s budget on 22 November:

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from Voluntary Sector Network | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2mXyLer