Creative HEAD UK April 2018

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THE NEWS AND KNOW-HOW FROM YOUR INDUSTRY
VAT BURDEN
‘SET TO EASE’
FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES
THE VAT THRESHOLD could soon become
tiered, easing the burden for smaller salons,
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond
has said in his first Spring Statement to
Parliament. On VAT, the Chancellor is
launching a consultation to get views on how
to ease the VAT burden for small businesses
once they reach the £85,000 threshold. At
present, if their turnover goes over £85,000 by
just £1, then businesses are liable to 20 per
cent VAT on the full amount.
Hilary Hall, chief executive of the NHF,
said: “The NHF has been campaigning hard
for government action on VAT. We have been
calling for tiered rates, which would introduce
VAT in smaller steps, removing this ‘cliff
edge’ once a salon or barber shop reaches
the VAT threshold. We would like to see the
government go further, for example reducing
the rate of VAT for hairdressing, similar to
other European countries.”
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Mark Leeson
David Rae
Everyone’s a
winner!
CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID RAE, who has been revealed as the
2018 Revlon Professional Style Masters UK champion. He now has to wait
and see if he will become one of the lucky nine finalists to get through to the
Global Style Masters event, which takes place in Barcelona on 4 June. Mr Sam
Wall is also celebrating finally winning the UK final of the American Crew
All-Star Challenge on his seventh attempt. Based at Hidden Heights Creative
Studio in Gateshead, Sam also finds out this month if he will make the
International Final, held alongside Style Masters in Barcelona. Global finalists
will be revealed on 15 April.
Congratulations are also due to Mark Leeson, who has been named the
winner of the AIPP Grand Trophy 2017-2018. The annual AIPP AWARDS
honour the best international hair fashion collections, chosen by a jury of
publishers associated with the AIPP (International Association of Professional
Hairdressing Magazines). Mark initially won the Best Photography Award, and
he was invited to submit his latest collection, ‘Dis-Tinction’, to the final stage of
the event, which sees winners from each category compete to be crowned the
winner of the ultimate prize.
Mark Leeson
David Rae
David Rae
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