Broadband: Capital Investment

(asked on 8th March 2021) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether investment in the laying of fibre cables as part of the UK's broadband rollout will qualify for the Super Deduction on capital expenditure announced in Budget 2021.


Answered by
Jesse Norman Portrait
Jesse Norman
This question was answered on 11th March 2021

Budget 2021 announced that from 1 April 2021 until 31 March 2023, companies investing in qualifying new plant and machinery assets will benefit from both the 130% super-deduction and a 50% first-year capital allowance.

Expenditure on qualifying plant and machinery capital investments used by a company in the course of a trade can qualify for the relevant first-year allowance, including fibre cables. Software can also qualify for the super-deduction, provided the company makes an election to remove software from the intangible fixed assets regime. Expenditure on the learning and development of staff does not qualify for the super-deduction but is already an allowable expense for tax purposes.

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