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The Apprenticeship Levy

Geoff Riley

6th April 2017

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This is an important intervention in the UK labour market and students are advised to be aware of the new apprenticeship levy as a fiscal/supply-side measure.

From April 2017, employers in England, who have an annual pay bill above £3m will from Thursday have to pay 0.5 per cent of their pay bill in a Government fund that will cover the cost of training apprentices.

Our new report outlines how the UK Apprenticeship Levy will impact both young people and employers > https://t.co/qXBGE1FVC1 pic.twitter.com/GeQ3EFi5lm
— Raconteur (@raconteur) March 27, 2017

Did BBC Breakfast on Apprenticeship Levy. Action welcome, but risk it'll boost training least where it's needed most https://t.co/tA1YB8M6fI pic.twitter.com/ZVQQkdvDwe
— Joe Dromey (@Joe_Dromey) April 3, 2017

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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