Editorial: A bold and incisive idea that would end nit-picking Gift Aid bureaucracy

By Stephen Cook, Third Sector, 3 October 2007

When the subject was last out in the open, the main sector umbrella bodies and representative organisations were searching for a common view on what to ask for from the Government in their responses to the review of Gift Aid.

For example, the Institute of Fundraising was resisting the proposal from other groups to seek transitional relief for the estimated £80m in Gift Aid the sector will lose as a result of the drop in the basic rate of income tax from 22 to 20 per cent in April next...

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