Charities react to the budget
By Paul Jump and Helen Warrell, Third Sector Online, 21 March 2007
Reaction to today's budget from the charity sector's main umbrella groups has been mixed.
The £80m investment in grassroots community organisations was widely welcomed. Changes to community investment tax relief and empty building tax relief were also applauded.
However, the Chancellor's announcement that he was going to work with the sector to increase the take-up of Gift Aid was not universally welcomed.
Charities were also concerned about the income tax cut, which is likely to reduce the amount of Gift Aid that some charities are able to claim on donations.
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