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Research and Development Expenditure Credit

Commons · Question 127222 · Tabled 14 Apr 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 21 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential a) merits of extending the R&D Expenditure Credit to include capital expenditure and the b) impact of that measure on allowing start-ups and pre-profit companies to inve

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 21 Apr 2026

At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government made a number of commitments on R&D tax reliefs as part of the Corporate Tax Roadmap to provide the stability and certainty that help support investment decisions. The Government committed to maintaining the gener...