2022年11月23日

安德鲁•麦克米兰2022年11月23日上午12.00,安德鲁•麦克米兰约翰斯顿卡迈克尔检查税收主管大臣杰里米亨特最近的评论把英国变成世界下一个硅谷。当杰里米·亨特周四公布了他的秋季声明,他宣布他想把英国变成了“世界的下一个硅谷。”他认为我们需要更好的世界级创新变成了世界级的公司,这是一个视图,将共享许多。总理还提到,英国政府继续认为创新是经济增长的三大支柱之一,将是受欢迎的消息更广泛的技术领域。但是亨特先生的税务公告帮助我们更接近成为一个科技强国在苏格兰和英国,更普遍的可实现的目标吗?下一个硅谷在税收方面,增加了研发支出信用,这是救援的形式通常由大公司声称,将是一个有力的促进企业声称以这种速度。但在一个出人意料的举措,亨特先生削减研发税收减免的速度可供中小企业(中小企业)。这将对中小企业造成负面影响,特别是启动前收入的公司,他们经常发现在协助救灾的市场之旅。我们了解总理的表态——减少研发税收减免欺诈宣传问题空间,但我们不知道是否允许合规改变此前宣布生效,同时维持最高税率,可能是一个更有效的行动。批评家们可能会认为这使得初创科技公司更难资助他们的早期发展,以及惩罚合法的申请人,这将产生负面影响的速度推向市场,在硅谷的成功关键因素。 The wider topic on how we turn world class innovation into world class companies has been a key discussion point with our firm’s Tech Advisory Board, which features some of Scotland’s leading tech figures and advises our clients on achieving growth and expanding overseas. Recommended Silicon Valley is such a success story because there’s such a thriving start-up and scale-up environment. There are lots of companies coming up, and funding readily available to them. Our Board has noted how the average fundraise for a tech start-up in Silicon Valley is many multiples of that in Scotland, which can mean that Scottish tech start-ups, even those with exciting and potentially disruptive IP, have to scrape by from raise to raise. With much smaller funding, the business inevitably becomes more focused on ‘how can we cut costs?’, rather than how we can be innovative and creative. The depth of funding and talent available in the US creates a thriving tech-start up eco-system. As with any thriving tech scene, only a fraction of the companies succeed but the easy flow of money allows for funders and innovators to adapt and evolve, even when previous ventures have failed. But do we have the range and depth of skills available to facilitate this in the UK? Do we have the funding available, especially given the ongoing economic crisis, and do we have the tax structure here to make up for what we might be lacking? On a positive note, it’s great to hear such ambition from the Chancellor, and it is true that in a creative sense we’re second to none. There’s fantastic work going on inside, and outside, universities across the country. It’s taking that innovation and making it into successful companies that is the challenge. Sales skills are imperative, as is managing to retain your best and most experienced talent, who will have vital knowledge of how to succeed in the wider market. There’s a lot of work to be done to translate our talent into commercial success in the UK and it will be interesting to see if Mr Hunt’s announcement helps address that. Get the latest news from DIGIT direct to your inbox Our newsletter covers the latest technology and IT news from Scotland and beyond, as well as in-depth features and exclusive interviews with leading figures and rising stars.