The Government has released its response to the Building Safety Levy (BSL) consultation, confirming the taxation levels it seeks to impose across the development industry, set to come into force in Autumn 2026.
Richard Beresford, Chief Executive of the National Federation of Builders, said: “The Building Safety Levy is antigrowth, anti-SME policy, which will weaken the housebuilding industry and put the Government’s 1.5 million home promise in further jeopardy. It rejects the polluter pays principle, targeting innocent housebuilders, and risking unintended consequences, such as shrinking the size of new build homes.”
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