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Recommendation
Nineteenth Report - Venture Capital
Rejected
HM Treasury should make provision of diversity statistics a requirement for eligibility to receive EIS, SEIS and VCT tax reliefs. Firms should be required to disclose the gender and ethnic breakdown of both recipients of their funding and their own staff. This should take effect from the renewal of the …
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HM Treasury should make provision of diversity statistics a requirement for eligibility to receive EIS, SEIS and VCT tax reliefs. Firms should be required to disclose the gender and ethnic breakdown of both recipients of their funding and their own staff. This should take effect from the renewal of the sunset clauses in April 2025.
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Government response AI summary
The government rejects making the provision of diversity statistics a requirement for eligibility to receive EIS, SEIS, and VCT tax reliefs, citing legal complexity and administrative burdens for small, young businesses. It notes HMRC is reviewing ways to obtain additional demographic data and the Integrated …
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HM Treasury
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Recommendation
Nineteenth Report - Venture Capital
Rejected
All relevant organisations in the venture capital industry ought to become signatories to both the Women in Finance Charter and Investing in Women Code, if they have not done so already. We have not determined that compulsory membership is appropriate at this time but recommend that HM Treasury and the …
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All relevant organisations in the venture capital industry ought to become signatories to both the Women in Finance Charter and Investing in Women Code, if they have not done so already. We have not determined that compulsory membership is appropriate at this time but recommend that HM Treasury and the BBB adopt a “comply or explain” policy with regards to both. Organisations ought to comply with the Charter or Code or explain why they are not, as a condition of EIS, SEIS and VCT eligibility. This approach will communicate to the market that the default expectation is that firms become signatories. Should diversity statistics and reporting not improve quickly enough, we will instead consider calling for compulsory membership.
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Government response AI summary
The government rejects making compliance with the Women in Finance Charter and Investing in Women Code a 'comply or explain' condition for EIS, SEIS, and VCT eligibility. It argues this approach would not achieve desired results and would place an undue burden on early-stage companies, …
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HM Treasury
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Recommendation
Nineteenth Report - Venture Capital
Rejected
The Government should extend the 7 and 10 year company age limits for support through the EIS and VCT schemes. HM Treasury should consult on revised limits, with the objective of not disadvantaging regional businesses. This revised limit should take effect from the renewal of the sunset clauses in April …
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The Government should extend the 7 and 10 year company age limits for support through the EIS and VCT schemes. HM Treasury should consult on revised limits, with the objective of not disadvantaging regional businesses. This revised limit should take effect from the renewal of the sunset clauses in April 2025. (Paragraph 68) Scale-up capital
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Government response AI summary
The government rejects extending the 7 and 10-year company age limits for EIS and VCT schemes, arguing it would risk displacing investment from smaller companies and is not an appropriate way to address regional imbalances, despite agreeing that regional businesses should not be disadvantaged.
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Recommendation
Nineteenth Report - Venture Capital
Rejected
HM Treasury should consult on higher funding limits on the EIS and VCT schemes with the objective of better supporting scale-up businesses. These revised limits should take effect from the renewal of the sunset clauses in April 2025.
Government response AI summary
The government acknowledges the importance of supporting scale-up businesses and highlights existing support through the British Business Bank and British Patient Capital. However, it rejects consulting on higher funding limits for EIS and VCT schemes, arguing that such revisions would risk undermining policy rationale, displacing …
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