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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Community Investment Tax Relief (Amendment of Investment Limits) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 1st June 2023.
(2) Regulations 2 and 3 have effect in relation to accreditation periods ending on or after 1st June 2023.
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In section 348(4) of the Income Tax Act 2007 (tax relief certificates)—
(a) in paragraph (a), for “£10 million” substitute “£25 million”;
(b) in paragraph (b), for “£20 million” substitute “£100 million”.
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In section 229(4) of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 (tax relief certificates)—
(a) in paragraph (a), for “£10 million” substitute “£25 million”;
(b) in paragraph (b), for “£20 million” substitute “£100 million”.
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In Schedule 1 to the Community Investment Tax Relief (Accreditation of Community Development Finance Institutions) Regulations 2003 (investments which are not relevant investments)—
(a) in paragraph 2, for “£100,000” in each place it occurs, substitute “£250,000”;
(b) in paragraph 3, for “(as published at http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/‌state_aid/others/reference_rates.html)”, substitute “(the base rate for the United Kingdom as published at https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/state-aid/legislation/reference-discount-rates-and-recovery-interest-rates/reference-and-discount-rates_en)”;
(c) in paragraph 4, for “£250,000” in each place it occurs, substitute “£375,000”.
Steve Double
Andrew Stephenson
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
9th May 2023