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The Government has no plans to extend the Nursing Agencies VAT concession to all healthcare workers in the UK.<\/p>
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The number of requests for mandatory reconsideration of a decision about a tax credits award that Concentrix have received since the commencement of their contract with HM Revenue and Customs in November 2014 is as follows:<\/p>
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March 2015<\/p><\/td> | 29<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May 2015<\/p><\/td> | 100<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 2015<\/p><\/td> | 108<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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