Autumn Statement 2016: LIVE

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Andrew Jackson, Chairman of the UK200Group’s Tax Panel and Head of Tax at UK200Group member Fiander Tovell, says the changes to employee expenses and benefits leave employers open to increased scrutiny: "This may mean more detailed rules that employers have to be aware of, and may mean that people getting the same reward package get taxed differently, which seems unfair.  The problem is that tax and National Insurance aren’t aligned: if the Chancellor would do that – as suggested by the Office of Tax Simplification – then these problems would go away and employers and employees could just get on with things without having to look over their shoulders all the time.”